Nnadozie and Madugu have earned nominations for goalkeeper and Women’s Coach of the Year for the Ballon d’Or 2025.
Glamtush reports that Victorious Super Falcons goalie, Chiamaka Nnadozie, and coach Justine Madugu have received nominations for the 2025 Ballon d’Or.
Nnadozie was nominated for the Women’s Yachine Trophy, while Madugu was nominated for the Women’s Team Coach of the Year Trophy.
The Brighton goalkeeper was among a five-woman shortlist which also included Ann-Katrin Berger of Germany and Gotham FC, Cata Coll of FC Barcelona, Hannah Hampton of England and Chelsea, and Daphne Van Domselaar of the Netherlands and Arsenal.
The former Paris FC shot stopper was part of the Super Falcons team that recently won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after defeating the host country, Morocco, 3-2 after a brilliant comeback at the final in Rabat on July 26, 2025.
Nnadozie emerged as the goalkeeper of the tournament, where the Super Falcons won their 10th title.
Madugu, who led the team’s victorious campaign, was nominated for the Women’s Team Coach of the Year Trophy, alongside
Other nominees on the list are Chelsea’s Sonia Bompastor, Arthur Elias of Brazil’s women’s national football team, Renée Slegers of Arsenal, and the coach of the English women’s national football team, Sarina Wiegman.
The 69th Ballon d’Or ceremony will be held on September 22, 2025, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France.
