By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Nigeria international Chiamaka Nnadozie has scooped the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) award for the best goalkeeper in the French top-flight.
Nnadozie won the highest number of votes to beat her rivals to the individual accolade.
Olympic Lyon’s Christiane Endler, Katarzyna Kiedrzynek of Paris SG, FC Fleury’s Chloe N’Gazi and Kinga Szemik of Stade de Reims were also nominated for the award.
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Nnadozie’s penalty-saving heroics in particular has cemented her status as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
She has saved seven penalties this season, the highest by any goalkeeper in Europe.