Super Falcons and Liverpool FC forward,
Asisat Oshoala, has been shortlisted for
the first edition of the British
Broadcasting Corporation Women’s
Footballer of the Year.
The BBC is widely noted for their African
Footballer of the Year award which comes
up before the Confederation of African
Football edition.
The new event was announced during
one of their monthly programmes ahead
of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in
Canada.
The African Footballer of the Year was
nominated along with four others: Spain’s
Verónica Boquete, German Nadine
Kessler, Kim Little of Scotland and Marta
of Brazil.
Like the BBC Africa Footballer of the Year
award, fans are expected to vote for their
favourite player to increase their chances
of winning the award with the voting
closing on May 11 and the winner being
announced on May 26.
Controller of BBC World Service English,
Mary Hockaday, said, “The five
shortlisted players represent an
incredible array of talent and show the
growing strength of the women’s game.
The vote is now open to fans to choose
their favourite player.”
