{"id":1174,"date":"2025-09-26T07:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T07:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2025-09-25T22:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:35:59","slug":"ballon-dor-nff-congratulates-nnadozie-madugu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1174","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d\u2019Or: NFF congratulates Nnadozie, Madugu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated Super Falcons and Brighton and Hove Albion\u2019s goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie on her fourth-place finish at this year\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony in Paris on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ademola Olajire, Head of NFF\u2019s Media and Communications department, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burna Boy - Sittin\u2019 On Top Of The World (feat. 21 Savage) [Official Music Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mMJ3Gogi2Qk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nnadozie, who has been Africa\u2019s Best Goalkeeper for the past two years, was also named Goalkeeper of the tournament for this summer\u2019s Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She played a key role in Nigeria\u2019s 10th triumph at WAFCON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe heartily congratulate Nnadozie on her fourth-place finish in the race. It is a commendable feat given the calibre of goalkeepers she was up against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFinishing fourth is a big achievement, and we believe in her capacity to win this trophy very soon,\u201d NFF General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanusi also gave kudos to Super Falcons\u2019 Head Coach Justine Madugu, who also finished fourth in the Women\u2019s Coach of the Year category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMadugu\u2019s feat further underscores the fact that the NFF was right to have given him the Super Falcons\u2019 job, which had earlier been validated with him leading the team to victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe congratulate him on this feat and wish him victory in the awards in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nnadozie finished fourth behind England and Chelsea FC\u2019s Hannah Hampton, who took home the Troph\u00e9e Yachine, Gotham FC\u2019s Ann-Katrin Berger, and Barcelona FC\u2019s Cata Coll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She, however, finished above Arsenal FC\u2019s Daphne van Domselaar in the Top Five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madugu was fourth in a race won by Sarina Wiegman, who led England to the UEFA Women\u2019s Championship title, and which also included Chelsea\u2019s Sonia Bompastor, Brazil\u2019s Arthur Elias and Arsenal FC\u2019s Ren\u00e9e Slegers. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/ballon-dor-nff-congratulates-nnadozie-madugu\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated Super Falcons and Brighton and Hove Albion\u2019s goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie on her fourth-place finish at this year\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony in Paris on Monday night. Ademola Olajire, Head of NFF\u2019s Media and Communications department, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. 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