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Super Falcons and Barcelona forward, Asisat Oshoala has been shortlisted for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award.
Her nomination was announced on Friday via France Football’s social media pages.
The Nigerian forward was nominated for the Socrates award category of the Ballon d’Or.
The Socrates award identifies the best solidarity actions carried out by committee champions.
She is one of five individuals nominated for the award created last year and named after the late Brazil football legend Socrates.
Vinicius (Brazil/ Real Madrid), Antonio Rudiger (Germany/Real Madrid), Marcus Rashford (England/Manchester United), Alex Morgan (USA/San Diego Wave) are the other nominees.
The reigning African women’s Player of the Year was also a nominee for the Ballon d’Or in 2022.
Oshoala is presently in camp with the rest of her teammates in Australia in preparation for the FIFA Women’s world Cup in Australia and New Zealand.