What Oshoala said after her nomination + Names of 7 Nigerians to have ever been nominated for Ballon d’Or
Asisat Oshoala becomes first female African player to get Ballon Dór nomination. Super Falcons striker, Asisat Lamina Oshoala has been nominated for the 2022 Ballon dór Feminine player of the year following her impressive season with Fc Barcelona Femini in the Spanish League.
The Super Falcons forward was nominated for the award on Friday.
Her exploits with FC Barcelona femeni earned her a place on the 20-woman shortlist.
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In July, Oshoala was awarded the African Women’s Player of the Year for the fifth time, breaking her own achievement and becoming the first person to win the CAF award five times.
Her remarkable form which saw her produce 20 goals in 19 appearances saw her become the first African player to win the Pichichi ward in Spain despite being injured for a large part of the season (three months).
She sustained an injury during Nigeria’s opening game against South Africa at the 2022 WAFCON and Super Falcons ended the competition in fourth place.
Oshoala was nominated alongside 19 other players.
The other nominees for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or are Selma Bacha, Fridolina Rolfo, Vivianne Miedema, Lucy Bronze, Sam Kerr, Christiane Endler, Lena Oberdorf, Kadidiatou Diani, Catarina Macario, Alexia Putellas, Alexandra Popp, Aitana Bonmatí, Wendie Renard, Alex Morgan, Beth Mead, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Millie Bright, Trinity Rodman and Ada Hegerberg.
Oshoala faces a strong list of great female footballers who have had excellent accomplishments in the year 2022.
The Super Falcons star is expected to lead Nigeria to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The 66th Ballon D’or ceremony will take place on the 17th of October at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France.
What did Oshoala say on social media?
About an hour after the announcement, Oshoala took to her Twitter page to share some words of motivation from her personal experience.
“Last Last, na who give up f**k up,” she wrote.
For the Barcelona striker, the 2021/22 season was a bitter-sweet one as she struggled with months-long injuries twice, and another during the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations where Nigeria finished fourth.
Despite the challenges, Oshoala defeated Cameroon’s Ajara Njoya Nchout and Zambia’s Grace Chance to be named Africa’s best female footballer at the CAF Awards in July.
The 7th Nigerian nominated for a Ballon d’Or
Oshoala now follows in the footsteps of Finidi George, Daniel Amokachi, Nwankwo Kanu, Jay Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh and Victor Ikpeba as Nigerian players – male or female – to have been nominated for the Ballon d’Or.
