The Digest:
Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has earned a nomination for the 2025 FIFA Best Women’s Goalkeeper Award, recognizing her exceptional performances for both club and country over the past season.
Key Points
- Nnadozie was shortlisted alongside top global goalkeepers from Germany, Spain, Chile, England, and the USA.
- She led Paris FC to the Coupe de France Féminine, their first major title in two decades.
- The goalkeeper was instrumental in Nigeria’s 2025 WAFCON triumph, earning Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
- She kept four clean sheets in six WAFCON matches, conceding only twice in the final.
- Nnadozie recently transferred to Brighton Women in the English Women’s Super League.
- She previously finished fourth in the 2025 Women’s Yachine Trophy at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.
- Voting for the FIFA Best Awards runs through November 28, with winners announced early next year.
This nomination not only celebrates Nnadozie’s growing legacy but also signals Nigeria’s rising influence in women’s football on the global stage.
Sources: Punch Newspapers
