Pretoria - Banyana Banyana and their Russian-based striker Nompumelelo Nyandeni have both been nominated for the African Football Confederation (CAF) awards.
The CAF awards will be held in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday, 22 December. The annual event is the continent's premier awards which recognise the best achievers in African football for the year.
The South African Senior Women's National Team has been nominated for the African Women's National Team of the Year category, while Nyandeni will vie for the African Women's Footballer of the Year 2011.
Banyana has had a brilliant year and topped it up by qualifying for the 2012 London Olympic Games, while striker Nyandeni has been a revelation for the squad.
Other nominees in Banyana's category are Cameroon and Nigeria.
Nyandeni, who played a key role in Banyana's qualification for the Olympics next year, will battle it out for the biggest prize with Miriam Paixao Silva of Equatorial Guinea and Perpetua Nkwocha of Nigeria.
This year's event will be televised to the global audience and will be attended by the who's who of African football.
South African Football Association President, Kirsten Nematandani, said: "Our Women's National Team has done exceptionally well this year and the nominations are due recognition for an excellent season.
"We hope this will spur them to do even better at the Olympic Games in London."
