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Michelle Alozie honoured with FIFPro World XI nomination
Michelle Alozie earns FIFPro World XI nomination, recognising her contributions to the Super Falcons’ record-extending 10th WAFCON triumph
Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie has expressed pride at being nominated for the 2025 FIFPro World XI, citing the recognition as a testament to her contributions to Nigeria’s national team.
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Alozie was among 26 nominees announced in October, one of three African players on the list alongside Moroccan captain Ghizlane Chebbak and Zambian skipper Barbra Banda.
The FIFPro World XI is unique in being voted exclusively by professional footballers, making the nomination a peer-based accolade.
“Just to know that I’m seen by my peers and considered among the best XI means a lot. It says a lot about what Nigeria did as a team to get me there, and I am very honoured.”
The 28-year-old recently completed a three-year move from Houston Dash to Chicago Stars FC, with her contract extending through 2028.
Alozie joins the National Women’s Soccer League club at Northwestern Medicine Field in Evanston, Illinois, after four productive years with Houston Dash, where she made 75 appearances, scored seven goals, and provided two assists.
During her tenure with Houston Dash, Alozie became a key figure for the team, contributing to their first-ever NWSL playoffs appearance in 2022 and emerging as joint leading goalscorer in 2023 with four goals.
She has also represented Nigeria at the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Olympic Games.
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Alozie’s FIFPro nomination caps a year of historic achievement for the Super Falcons, who secured a record 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco, underscoring her role in one of Nigerian football’s most successful campaigns.
President Bola Tinubu has rejoiced with the Group Chief Executive of Oando Plc, Adewale Tinubu, who clocked 59 years and has had a resounding impact on Nigeria’s energy sector.
A statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the President shared in the joy of celebrating Forbes’s “African King of Oil”, whose entrepreneurial and innovative spirit transformed Oando from a petroleum marketing company into a fully integrated energy group with upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.
President Tinubu noted the economic impact of the attorney and businessman’s investment in creating job opportunities for many Nigerians, spearheading landmark deals such as the ConocoPhillips acquisition and the historic listing on the South African and Nigerian stock exchanges.
The President commended the Group Chief Executive of Oando for championing the government’s local content development by leading indigenous companies to participate in the oil and gas sector and taking frontline roles in environmental protection.
He acknowledged the visionary role of Wale Tinubu in establishing the Oando Foundation in 2011, which currently supports more than 88 schools across the country and promotes community development and environmental sustainability.
President Tinubu prayed for the well-being of the entrepreneur and his family.
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