Super Falcons Goalie Up For Top Award In France

Emmanuel Alfred

Nigeria goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie has been nominated for the D1 Arkema League goalkeeper of the season award.

She was nominated for the individual prize by the French Professional Players Union.

Nnadozie is on contention with Mylene Chavas of Girondis Bordeaux, Olympique Lyon’s Christiane Endler, GPSO 92 ISSY’s Cosette Morche and Barbora Votikova of Paris Saint-Germain for the Prize.

The 21-year-old has been one of the top performers for Paris FC in the French top-flight this season and despite playing for a small club, young goalie has kept 13 clean sheets in 19 league appearances.

Her sterling performance between the sticks has also helped Paris FC qualify for next season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League.

Nnadozie joined Paris FC from Nigerian outfit Rivers Angels in 2020 and has made 34 league appearances for the club.

She became the youngest goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet at the FIFA Women’s World Cup against Korea in France in 2019, aged 18 and 186 days, a game the Super Falcons won by 2-0.

In December 2021, she was named the seventh best goalkeeper in the world by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).