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As of the 20th of March in the year 2025, African female athletes continue to make tremendous achievements across a variety of sports disciplines, demonstrating exceptional talent, resiliency, and dedication on the international scene. The following is a list of some of the most accomplished female athletes from Africa who have made significant contributions to their respective sports:
List Of Top 10 Best Female Athletes In The World 2025
1. Barbra Banda
As a result of her remarkable talent, dogged determination, and significant contributions to the sport of women’s football, Barbra Banda has established herself as one of the most prominent figures in the sport. As of the year 2025, the Zambian striker is constantly making history, not only at the club level but also on the international level. Banda, who is both heading Zambia’s national team and playing for Orlando Pride in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), is establishing new benchmarks for women’s football. Young athletes all around Africa and beyond look up to her as a source of motivation because of the exceptional combination of speed, power, and goal-scoring skill that she possesses.
2. Folashade Oluwafemiayo
The Folashade Alice Oluwafemiayo is a powerlifter competitor from Nigeria who competes in the Paralympics and has made a great impression on the international level. She was born on March 11, 1985 in Jos, which is located in Plateau State, Nigeria. She has become one of the most dominant characters in the sport of para powerlifting, winning many international titles and setting world records along the way. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated tenacity, determination, and an unyielding dedication to achieving the highest possible standards. By overcoming obstacles, such as failures and scandals, Oluwafemiayo has solidified her position as a legend in the realm of Nigerian athletics and established herself as a model for aspiring athletes all over the world.
3. Imane Khelif
Imane Khelif is a professional boxer from Algeria who has achieved a great deal of success in the field of women’s boxing thanks to her extraordinary talent, dogged persistence, and unwavering determination during her career. Khelif, who was born on May 2, 1999, in Aïn Sidi Ali, Laghouat Province, Algeria, has become a symbol of excellence in Algerian sports. He has gone on to smash records and make history in major international tournaments. Her journey from a lowly beginning to the highest level of women’s boxing is one that exemplifies tenacity, talent, and drive, and it serves as an inspiration to young athletes anywhere in the world. In spite of the fact that she has been confronted with obstacles, such as debates concerning her eligibility, Khelif has maintained her concentration on her career, demonstrating that she is among the most accomplished female boxers at the present time.
4. Onyinyechi Mark
Having been born on July 5, 2001 in Umuahia, which is located in Abia State, Nigeria, Onyinyechi Mark has swiftly risen through the ranks of world para powerlifting to become a symbol of excellence and perseverance. It is a credit to her devotion and the growing importance of Nigerian athletes on the international scene that she went from being a young athlete to winning a gold medal at the Paralympics and holding the world record for running for the distance. Over the course of his childhood in Umuahia, Mark encountered the difficulties that are typical of many ambitious sportsmen in Nigeria. These difficulties included restricted access to training facilities and resources. Powerlifting, on the other hand, was a sector in which she could channel her strength and competitive spirit, and she discovered it as a result of her dedication and her passion for athletics. Her early participation in local events provided a platform for her to demonstrate her potential and laid the groundwork for a distinguished career.
5. Tabitha Chawinga
Tabitha Chawinga, who was born on May 22, 1996 in Rumphi, Malawi, has gone a long way from her humble beginnings to become a significant figure in the world of international women’s football. She is presently the captain of the Malawi national team and plays forward for Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon), which is located in France. She also plays for the Malawi national team. The trip that Chawinga has taken has not been without of difficulties. At an early stage in her professional life, she encountered skepticism regarding her gender as a result of her remarkable skills. This led to humiliating instances in which she was required to demonstrate that she was a female. Her perseverance to achieve success and break down gender barriers in sports was fueled by these experiences, despite the fact that they were unpleasant.
6. Rehab Radwan
She has established herself as a formidable force in the world of international weightlifting, and Rehab Ahmed Radwan is the reigning champion of the Egyptian para-powerlifting competition. Her journey is characterized by tenacity, determination, and a string of outstanding accomplishments that have raised Egypt’s status within the community of Paralympic athletes. Radwan was born in 1991, and he has struggled with his physical health from a young age. Nevertheless, her doggedness brought her to the realm of para-powerlifting, where she had the opportunity to find both her passion and her ability. The early years of her schooling were marked by a strict adherence to discipline, which laid the groundwork for her subsequent achievements.
7. Kaylia Nemour
In 2025, 18-year-old Algerian gymnast Kaylia Nemour continues to shine internationally. She confirms her status as an exceptional athlete by being the first African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in artistic gymnastics in 2024. Kaylia Nemour showed her talent again at the prestigious International Gymnix 2025 in Montreal. The recently concluded competition drew almost 1,200 athletes from 12 nations. Kaylia won two gold medals, including in the asymmetrical bars with 14,750 and at the poutre with 13,600. She also scored 12,500 on the ground, helping her win the general contest with 54,200 points.
8. Beatrice Chebet
Born in Kenya on March 5, 2000, Beatrice Chebet has quickly become well-known in the long-distance running community. Her transformation from a teenage athlete to a world record holder and two-time Olympic winner is evidence of her extraordinary talent, perseverance, and determination. When Chebet was in elementary school, she competed in 5000-meter races, which sparked her interest in running. Seeing her potential, she enrolled in and graduated from Saramek Secondary School in Londiani in 2013. Her official athletic career began when she joined the Lemotit Athletics Club in November 2016.
9. Faith Kipyegon
Faith Kipyegon is a recognized middle- and long-distance runner who is noted for her extraordinary accomplishments in the world of athletics. She was born on January 10, 1994 in Bomet County, Kenya. Her area of expertise is the 1500-meter dash, and she now owns the world record for both the mile and the 1500-meter dash. It is noteworthy that Kipyegon is the only athlete to have won three Olympic gold medals in the 1500-meter race. He accomplished this achievement at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, and the Paris Olympics in 2024.
10. Chiamaka Nnadozie
One of the world’s best female goalkeepers, Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie, was born in Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria, on December 8, 2000. Her impressive career shows her talent and passion to the sport. Nnadozie joined Rivers Angels in 2016, where she helped the team win the Nigerian Women’s Championship and several Cups. She joined Paris FC, a top French team, on an 18-month contract in January 2020. She was named D1 Arkema Goalkeeper of the Season for 2023–24 after a stellar career at Paris FC.
