Super Eagles trio,. Ademola Lookman, William Troost-Ekong and Paul Onuachu has been nominated for this year’s The Best FIFA Football Awards.
Lookman and Ekong were nominated for the FIFA Men’s Best 11 award while Onuachu nomination was for the Puskas award.
Also, Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala was nominated for the maiden
Martha Award for the best goal of the year.
Voting has officially opened for the ninth edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards.
FIFA in a statement today on its website said Fans can vote for The Best FIFA Men’s 11 and The Best FIFA Women’s 11 for the first time.
Also the New FIFA Marta Award has been added to specifically celebrate the best goal scored in women’s football .
FIFA announced the shortlist of nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024, which will recognise the leading lights in another thrilling year of women’s and men’s football at both club and national-team levels.
Voting is now open on FIFA.com across a number of award categories, with fans set to play a key role in choosing the winners.
Voting for The Best FIFA Men’s Player, The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Coach, The Best FIFA Women’s Coach, The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper and The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper will be equally weighted between fans, the current captains and coaches of all women’s/men’s national teams, and media representatives.
The winner of the FIFA Fan Award will be chosen entirely by fans, while the recipient of the FIFA Fair Play Award will be decided by an expert panel.
Voting for the new FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award will be split equally between fans and a panel of FIFA Legends.
The biggest change in terms of voting for this year’s edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards is that fans will have their say in selecting The Best FIFA Men’s 11 and The Best FIFA Women’s 11. They will be able to choose from a list of 77 nominated players – 22 defenders, midfielders and forwards apiece, plus 11 goalkeepers – slotting them into one of several preset tactical formations to build their team.
Votes will be weighted equally between fans and an expert panel.
The FIFA Puskás Award has been redefined as being bestowed on the scorer of the best goal in men’s football regardless of championship or nationality.
To honour the best goal scored in women’s football in any league around the world, the FIFA Marta Award, named after the Brazilian legend, will be presented for the very first time.
Voting is open on FIFA.com until 23:59 CET on Tuesday, 10 December 2024. The rules of allocation for all awards are available at the FIFA Digital Hub.
