Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2022 Ballon dór Feminine player of the year award. This is following her impressive performance with Fc Barcelona Femini in the Spanish League.
Asisat had scored 20 goals in just 19 games to share the top scorer award with Geyse Ferreira.
Other nominees for the Ballon d’Or include 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).
Past winners include Lyon’s Ada Hegerberg (2018), United States Women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe (2019), Alexia Putellas (2021) and others.
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The 66th Ballon D’or ceremony is scheduled for the 17th of October, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France.
