Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala, has made the list of nominees for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or.
France Football, the organizers of the event, revealed the 20-man shortlist on Friday.
Oshoala was nominated for the award because of her exploits with Barcelona Femeni during the just concluded 2021/22 season.
The 27-year-old won the Golden Boot in the Spanish Primera Division, despite missing three months of the season due to recurring injuries.
She scored 20 goals in 19 league appearances for Barcelona Femeni and shared the award with Geyse Ferreira of Madrid CFF, who netted 20 goals in 27 appearances.
Other nominees for the women’s Ballon d’Or include Chelsea’s Mille Bright, Alex Morgan of the USA, and the France quartet of Selma Bacha, Kadidiatou Diani, Wendie Renard, and Marie Katoto.
Vivianne Miedema, Lucy Bronze, Sam Kerr, Alexandra Popp, Aitana Bonmati, Wendie Renard, Trinity Rodman, Fridolina Rolfö, Christiane Endler, Lena Oberdorf, Catarina Macario, Alexia Putellas also made the list.