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Ballon d’Or: Nigeria’s Oshoala tops list of nominees for women’s award

Ballon d’Or: Nigeria’s Oshoala tops list of nominees for women’s award

Super Falcons of Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala tops the list of female footballers nominated for the Women's Ballon d'Or award, the organisers announced on Wednesday. Oshoala enjoyed a superb 2022–23 campaign with Barcelona Femeni, winning the treble and scoring over 25 goals for the Spanish and European champions. The Falcons forward also starred at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she scored once and became...

Women’s World Cup: Australia beat France on penalties to progress to semi-finals

Women’s World Cup: Australia beat France on penalties to progress to semi-finals

Co-hosts Australia have surpassed their best-ever outing at the FIFA Women’s World Cup after beating France 7-6 on penalties after a goalless stalemate during regulation time to progress to the semi-finals of the tournament for the first-time ever. The Matildas have goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold to thank for her heroics in an enthralling shootout that had thousands of fans inside Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane jumping out of...

Women’s World Cup: Morocco crash out after heavy France defeat

Women’s World Cup: Morocco crash out after heavy France defeat

Morocco’s journey at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup came to an end after suffering a heavy 4-0 defeat to France in their Round of 16 clash at the Hindmarsh Stadium on Tuesday. The Atlas Lionesses made it to the knockout phase by finishing second in Group H ahead of two-time champions Germany and behind Colombia, making them the first African country to do so in...