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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.
The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Governor Dauda Lawal, has received the ZIK International Peace and Leadership Award in Ghana, with organisers recognising what they described as his administration’s achievements in public sector leadership and economic reforms.
The governor was honoured at the 7th ZIK International Peace and Leadership Award ceremony, held on Friday at the British Council in Accra. The event featured a lecture themed: “Leadership, Peace, and Regional Integration: Advancing Africa’s Development in a Changing Global Order.”
According to the organisers, Lawal’s award was based, among other considerations, on his administration’s progress in public sector leadership and economic reforms in Zamfara State.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ZIK Pan-African Award, His Royal Highness Professor Echefuna R.G. Onyeabadi, noted that the award was established to recognise individuals making meaningful contributions to the service of their people.
Receiving the award, Governor Lawal dedicated the honour to the people of Zamfara State, stating that it would further motivate his administration to intensify efforts toward transforming the state.
“This award is dedicated to all the people of Zamfara State. My administration has been working tirelessly to ensure the state can compete with any other in Nigeria. That was our promise and we have surpassed expectations in just three years,” Lawal said.
The governor highlighted key projects and reforms undertaken by his administration, including urban renewal initiatives, the construction of a modern airport and sweeping reforms in security, education, healthcare and the civil service. He noted that the newly constructed airport was particularly significant, as Zamfara had not benefited from such infrastructure in over 30 years since the creation of the state.
“We have made great strides in security, civil service reform, education, health and other sectors,” the governor added.
Lawal thanked the organisers for the recognition, saying the award would encourage him to do even more for the people of Zamfara.
“It means a lot to me and will motivate me to do even more for my people. Zamfara is on the rise,” he said.
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