Nigeria goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie claims top spot in the African women’s power rankings after her heroics for Paris FC in the UEFA Women’s Champions League this past month.
October was an overall impressive women’s football month for Team Africa, with the Chawinga sisters, Asisat Oshoala and Thembi Kgatlana among the star names in this month’s top 10.
After September’s efforts in the Champions League first round shock win over Arsenal, Nnadozie astonishingly repeated the feat in another massive upset in the second round, against German giants Wolfsburg.
The first leg in Paris finished 3-3, giving Wolfsburg the upper hand heading into the second, but Nnadozie played a huge role in turning the tide away from home.
Paris led the second leg 1-0 when Wolfsburg were handed a penalty right on the hour mark. Dominique Janssen stepped up, but Nnadozie got down to make the save and preserve Paris’ lead, which they doubled in the 90th minute to clinch a stunning victory over the 2022-23 runners-up.
Domestically, Nnadozie only conceded one goal all month, which came in a 4-1 win over Le Havre. Paris have five wins from five in the league. The time is surely coming when clubs in the US and England start bidding for her services.
For her national team, she was in goal in both legs of their 5-1 aggregate triumph over Ethiopia in the second round of Olympic qualifying.
