Nigerian football stars, Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala, have garnered significant attention as they receive nominations for the highly prestigious 2023 Ballon d'Or award.
See the full list below…
MEN’S BALLON D’OR 2023 NOMINEES
Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City)Andre Onana (Manchester United)Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad)Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain)Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City)Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli)Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)Ruben Dias (Manchester City)Nicola Barella (Inter Milan)Erling Haaland (Manchester City)Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal)Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona)Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)Lautaro Martinez (Inter MIlan)Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)Rodri (Barcelona)Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint German)Kim Min-Jae (Bayern Munich)Victor Osimhen (Napoli)Luka Modric (Real Madrid)Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
WOMEN’S BALLON D’OR FEMININ 2023 NOMINEES
Alba Redondo (Levante Union Deportiva)Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon)Rachel Daly (Aston Villa)Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid)Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona)Olga Carmona (Real Madrid)Amanda Ilestedt (Arsenal)Hayley Raso (Real Madrid)Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich)Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns)Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United)Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg)Millie Bright (Chelsea)Daphne van Domselaar (Aston Villa)Sam Kerr (Chelsea)Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)Ewa Pajor (Wolfsburg)Debinha (Kansas City)Guro Reiten (Chelsea)Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City)Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)Jill Roord (Manchester City)Alexandria Popp (Wolfsburg)Katie McCabe (Arsenal)Mary Earps (Manchester United)Wendie Renard (Lyon)Mapi Leon (Barcelona)Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona)Khadija Shaw (Manchester City)
Osimhen at a training session with Napoli. Source: Getty
KOPA TROPHY 2023 NOMINEES
Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United)Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)Alejandro Balde (Barcelona)Pedri (Barcelona)Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)Antonio Silva (Benfica)Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig)Gavi (Barcelona)Elye Wahi (Lens)
YASHIN TROPHY 2023 NOMINEES
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)Mike Maignan (AC Milan)Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)Yasssine Bounou (Al Hilal)Andre Onana (Manchester United)Dominik Livakovic (Fenerbahce)Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona)Ederson (Manchester City)Brice Samba (Lens)
The Ballon d’Or 2023 ceremony will be held at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 30.