By Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or.
France Football, organizers of the Ballon d’Or Award, released the list of nominees in all categories on Friday.
Oshoala was listed among the 20 players to jostle for the prestigious honour conferred on outstanding footballers. Her fellow Barcelona Femeni teammates, Alexia Putellas, Fridolina Rolfo, Lucy Bronze and Aitana Bonmati were also nominated for the award.
Others listed are Selma Bacha, Vivianne Miedema, Sam Kerr, Christiane Endler, Lena Oberdorf, Catarina Macario, Alexandra Popp, Wendie Renard, Alex Morgan, Beth Mead, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Millie Bright, Trinity Rodman and Ada Hegerberg.
Last month, the 27-year-old striker clinched her fifth CAF Women’s Player of the Year in a record-setting feat, becoming the first player in history to win the award five times.
The Nigerian star, despite suffering from an injury, finished the season with 20 goals as a top scorer in Spain’s women highest division.
She also made history as the first Nigerian and African to win the Pichichi Trophy, the prize for the player with most goals in a season.
