Chiamaka Nnadozie misses out on Women’s Yachine Trophy at Ballon d’Or awards

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has finished fourth in the 2025 Women’s Yachine Trophy rankings at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in Paris, where England’s Hannah Hampton was crowned winner.

The 24-year-old Nigerian shot-stopper was voted among the world’s top four goalkeepers after a stellar season for both club and country. Hampton took the award ahead of Germany’s Ann-Katrin Berger (2nd) and Spain’s Cata Coll (3rd), while the Netherlands’ Daphne van Domselaar placed fifth.

Nnadozie’s place in the shortlist capped a year in which she lifted the Coupe de France with Paris FC before playing a decisive role in Nigeria’s 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph in Morocco. She kept four clean sheets in six matches at the tournament, was named Best Goalkeeper, and had earlier received 2024 CAF’s African Goalkeeper of the Year award.

Here is the 2025 Women's Yachine Trophy full ranking! 🧤

1️⃣ Hannah Hampton
2️⃣ Ann-Katrin Berger
3️⃣ Cata Coll
4️⃣ Chiamaka Nnadozie
5️⃣ Daphne van Domselaar #TrophéeYachine #ballondor pic.twitter.com/ATwUlFAXiy

— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) September 22, 2025

Her fourth-place finish was historic, making her the first African goalkeeper ever to break into the final reckoning of any Ballon d’Or categoryz

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The recognition capped a remarkable 2024/25 campaign for the Super Falcons No. 1. She lifted the Coupe de France with Paris FC, before playing a decisive role in Nigeria’s record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph.

At the continental tournament, Nnadozie was near-impenetrable, keeping four clean sheets in six matches and being named both the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament and CAF’s African Goalkeeper of the Year.

Just before this summer’s WAFCON, she completed a high-profile move from Paris FC to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Women’s Super League. Since arriving in England, she has made an immediate impact, recording 14 saves in her first three matches of the 2025/26 season.

The goalkeeper remains central to Nigeria’s international ambitions as well. Next month, she will return to national team duty when the Super Falcons face Benin Republic in a two-legged qualifier for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.