Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala Nominated For 2022 Ballon d’Or
Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2022 women’s Ballon d’Or after her incredible season with Barcelona Femini in the Spanish League.
Oshoala scored 20 goals in just 19 games to share the top scorer award with Geyse Ferreira who played for Madrid CFF last season but is now a teammate of Oshoala.
Asisat 27, had a limited game time last season because of injury but she showed her quality in front of goal whenever she wasn’t injured as Barcelona retained their League title.
The other Ballon d’Or nominees are Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG), Millie Bright (Chelsea), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Ada Hegerberg (Lyon), Selma Bacha (Lyon), Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona), Vivianna Miedema (Arsenal), Lucy Bronze (Barcelona), Sam Kerr (Chelsea), Christiane Endler (Lyon), Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg), Kadidatou Diani (PSG), Catarina Macario (Lyon), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg), Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave) and Beth Mead (Arsenal).
In 2020, the ceremony was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The award resumed last year with Oshoala’s teammate in Barcelona Alexia Putellas becoming the third female player to win the prize.
The Ballon d’Or 2022 ceremony will hold on October 17, 2022, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
Last month in Rabat, Oshoala was named the African Player of the Year for a record fifth time, adding to her previous wins in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019.
She was also part of the Super Falcons side that qualified for the 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup although her tournament was cut short by an injury she got against South Africa in Nigeria’s opening group game.
