Ballon d’Or: NFF congratulates Nnadozie, Madugu

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has congratulated Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie after she secured a fourth-place finish in the maiden edition of the Women’s Yachine Trophy.

The award, introduced this year to honour the best women’s goalkeeper in the world, was presented during the 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony held on Monday night in Paris, France.

“We heartily congratulate Chiamaka Nnadozie on her fourth-place finish in the race. It is a commendable feat given the calibre of goalkeepers she was up against,”NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi told thenff.com.

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“Finishing fourth is a big achievement and we believe in her capacity to win this trophy very soon.”

Sanusi also gave kudos to Super Falcons’ head coach Justine Madugu, who finished fourth in the Women’s Coach of the Year category.

“Coach Madugu’s feat further underscores the fact that the NFF was right to have given him the Super Falcons’ head coach’s role, which had earlier been validated with him leading the team to victory at the WAFCON in Morocco,”added Sanusi.

”We congratulate him on this feat and wish him victory in the awards in the coming years.”

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