Yachine Trophy: Super Falcons Chiamaka Nnadozie Nominated for Ballon d’Or Best Goalkeeper Award
- Chiamaka Nnazozie has been nominated for the Women’s Yachine Trophy at the upcoming 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony
- The Nigerian international was sensational at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, helping the Super Falcons to the title
- She will compete for the prestigious prize alongside Germany's Ann-Katrin Berger and three other goalkeepers
Nigeria’s Super Falcons star Chiamaka Nnadozie has been nominated for the Women’s Yachine Trophy at the upcoming 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony.
Among the awards given out each year at the special event is the Yashin Trophy, the prize awarded to the best goalkeeper in the world.
In 2025, this award will recognise the finest female keepers for the first time as well as their male counterparts.
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The nominees for the prizes were unveiled on Thursday, August 7, the day the full Ballon d'Or shortlist is also confirmed.
2025 Women's Yashine Award Nominees
Hosts France Football named the nominees for the Women's Yashine Award.
They are goalkeepers, Chiamaka Nnadozie of Nigeria; Germany's Ann-Katrin Berger, Hannah Hampton of England; Cata Coll of Spain and Daphne van Domselaar of the Netherlands, Sporting News reports.
Why is it called the Yashin Trophy?
The Yashin Trophy pays tribute to Lev Yashin, the legendary USSR goalkeeper and the only shot-stopper to ever claim the Ballon d'Or.
Throughout his career with Dynamo Moscow, Yashin won gold at the 1956 Olympic Games and the 1960 European Championships, and was recognised as one of football’s most iconic and influential goalkeepers.
Introduced in 2019, which is ninety years after the birth of the man dubbed "the Black Panther," the award commemorates Yashin’s triumph atop the Ballon d'Or rankings in 1963, as it honours his unparalleled legacy in the sport.
When is 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony?
The 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony is scheduled for Monday, September 22, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.
Madugu bags Coach of the Year nomination
Meanwhile, Super Falcons head coach Justine Madugu has been shortlisted for the esteemed 2025 Ballon d’Or Women’s Team Coach of the Year Trophy, Punch reports.
The nomination positions the impressive tactician Madugu among the world’s top women’s football coaches.
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This award recognises coaches for their exceptional tactics, inspiration, and success in steering their teams on the global stage.
Madugu's nomination coincides with a surge in Nigerian football’s international prominence, as Super Falcons players and staff garnered widespread attention following their triumph at the just-concluded Women’s African Cup of Nations in Morocco.
His nomination is not just a personal pride, but a national one for Nigeria.
Nnadozie declares herself Africa's best
Legit.ng earlier reported that Chiamaka Nnadozie sparked debate on social media after claiming she is the best goalkeeper in Africa during a national team training session.
The Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper helped Nigeria win the 2024 AWCON title and played at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023 and the Paris 2024 Olympics’ Women's football.
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