Nigeria’s Super Falcons and Barcelona Women’s team forward player, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2022 Ballon d’Or Women player of the year award.
Oshoala was nominated for the award because of her exploits with Barcelona during the just concluded 2021/22 football season. Oshoala was given the award for the highest goal scorer in the league, won the CAF women player of the year award and she is a huge favourite for the Ballon D’Or award.
She is the first person to win the CAF award five times. If she wins the award she will become the first Nigerian to be crowned a Ballon d’Or winner.
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Checkout the Nominee List for Ballon D’Or 2022 Women Player of The Year Award below:
Name | Position | Club | National Team |
Selma Bacha | DF | Lyon | France |
Aitana Bonmati | MF | Barcelona | Spain |
Millie Bright | DF | Chelsea | England |
Lucy Bronze | DF | Manchester City (now Barcelona) | England |
Kadidiatou Diani | FW | PSG | France |
Christiane Endler | GK | Lyon | Chile |
Ada Hegerberg | FW | Lyon | Norway |
Marie-Antoinette Katoto | FW | PSG | France |
Sam Kerr | FW | Chelsea | Australia |
Catarina Macario | MF/FW | Lyon | USA |
Beth Mead | FW | Arsenal | England |
Vivianne Miedema | FW | Arsenal | Netherlands |
Alex Morgan | FW | Orlando Pride (now San Diego Wave) | USA |
Lena Oberdorf | MF | VfL Wolfsburg | Germany |
Asisat Oshoala | FW | Barcelona | Nigeria |
Alexandra Popp | FW | VfL Wolfsburg | Germany |
Alexia Putellas | MF | Barcelona | Spain |
Wendie Renard | DF | Lyon | France |
Trinity Rodman | FW | Washington Spirit | USA |
Fridolina Rolfo | FW | Barcelona | Sweden |