Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala, has been nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or Awards.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the France Football, which is the organizer of the awards ceremony, tweeted about this on Friday, July 7.
She would be competing with four others in the Peace and Sport category of the Socrates Award, they are Vinicius (Brazil/Real Madrid), Antonio Rüdiger (Germany/Real Madrid), Marcus Rashford (England/Manchester United), and Alex Morgan (USA/San Diego Wave).
The Socrates Award , Peace and Sport category, recognizes outstanding solidarity actions carried out by football champions.
The nomination acknowledges Oshoala’s remarkable contribution to her community through the establishment of the Oshoala Academy. The academy aims to provide high-quality football training and education on life skills to its beneficiaries. It also empowers young women through sports, transforming them into community role models and ambassadors for the skills they acquire.
Nominees for other categories, including men’s, women’s, Yachine Trophy, and Kopa Trophy, will be announced on September 6, the organizer noted.
Oshoala is currently in Australia with the Super Falcons, Nigeria’s national women’s football team, in preparation for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia.
The Super Falcons are placed in Group B and will face Australia, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland during the group stages of the tournament-Team@orientactualmags.com
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