SUPER Falcons of Nigeria head coach Justine Madugu and first-choice goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie have both earned Ballon d’Or nominations for 2025.
The pair helped the Super Falcons win their 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title in Morocco in July, with Madugu named Coach of the Tournament and Nnadozie Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
Madugu has now been nominated for the Ballon d’Or Women’s Team Coach of the Year Trophy, along with four other top trainers, according to the shortlist released today.
The Super Falcons boss will vie with Chelsea’s Sonia Bompastor, Arthur Elias of South American champions Brazil, Arsenal’s Women’s UEFA Champions League winner Renée Slegers, and Sarina Wiegman, who led England to defend their Women’s Euros title in July.
Nnadozie, the current African Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year, is up for the Ballon d’Or Women’s Yachine Trophy with Ann-Katrin Berger, Cata Coll, Hannah Hampton and Daphne van Domselaar.
In the Kopa Trophy for young players category, there are 10 nominees, including Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal, Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly and Paris Saint-Germain’s Desire Doue.
Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca and PSG’s Luis Enrique are among the nominees for Men’s Team Coach of the Year.
Ballon d’Or is one if the world’s most prestigious football awards, and Nigerian stars Asisat Oshoala, Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman were nominated in recent years.
Women’s Team Coach of the Year nominees
Sonia Bompastor
Arthur Elias
JUSTINE MADUGU
Renée Slegers
Sarina Wiegman
Women’s Yachine Trophy nominees
Ann-Katrin Berger
Cata Coll
Hannah Hampton
CHIAMAKA NNADOZIE
Daphne van Domselaar
Kopa Trophy nominees
Pau Cubarsi
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Désiré Doué
Estevao
Dean Huijsen
Myles Lewis-Skelly
Rodrigo Mora
João Neves
Lamine Yamal
Kenan Yıldız
Men’s Team Coach of the Year nominees
Antonio Conte
Luis Enrique
Hansi Flick
Enzo Maresca
Arne Slot