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“Grateful and Honoured”– Super Falcons star spotted with Casemiro, Van Dijk and others

While FIFA recognises and honours several top players who performed very well in the year 2022, France once again gave hospitality to some great names

No Nigerian made the cut for FIFA The Best award, but the Nigerian star, Chiamaka Nnadozie, made it to the award ceremony.

In the event, which was held in Paris on Monday evening, the Nigerian star was spotted with some football stars like Manchester United’s Carlos Casimiro, Didier Drogba, Virgil van Dijk, and Emiliano Martínez.

The FIFA football event, which serves as its premier awards ceremony, primarily serves as a place for recognizing the top players and their accomplishments each year in international football.

Once the nominees are narrowed down, big stars from the game are honoured and presented with awards for their contributions to both men’s and women’s football.

The Super Falcons’ goalie who plays for Paris FC was granted entry to the invite-only gathering since she was invited.

While Lionel Messi was bagging his seventh-best-player award, the Nigerian was chilling with grandeur and honour as she caught up with other football players at the event, according to a picture she shared on her social media page.

“The best fifa football award paris ❤ grateful and honoured 🙏” she wrote.

See the photos here:

The Super Falcons’ goalkeeper had a part in both of their victories against Costa Rica and their defeat in Mexico as the Nigerian women’s team prepared for the imminent World Cup tournament.

Following the event, the award night would be expected to boost her spirits to win one for herself when the Super Falcons march on to represent Nigeria on the global stage.

 

 

This post was last modified on February 28, 2023 11:30 pm

Ayomide Oguntimehin

Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and an Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories. Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work. With a Bachelor's degree in English Language from Adeyemi College of Education and a Master's Degree in School Library and Media Technology from the University of Ibadan, Ayomide is well-prepared to excel in the field.

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