FIFA released the list of the The 2024 Best FIFA Awards. A lot of Nigerians were nominated for this year’s prestigious awards. Super Eagles captain Williams Troost-Ekong, Ademola Lookman, Asisat Oshoala, and Paul Onuachu were all nominated.

Argentina and Portuguese captains Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were nominated, proving their impact and longevity on the pitch.

Full Nominees

The Best FIFA Men’s Player nominees:
Dani Carvajal (Spain), Real Madrid
Erling Haaland (Norway), Manchester City
Federico Valverde (Uruguay), Real Madrid
Florian Wirtz (Germany), Bayer Leverkusen
Jude Bellingham (England), Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe (France), Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid
Lamine Yamal (Spain), Barcelona
Lionel Messi (Argentina), Inter Miami
Rodri (Spain), Manchester City
Toni Kroos (Germany), Real Madrid
Vinicius Jr (Brazil), Real Madrid

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeepers nominees:
Yassine Bounou, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ederson, Andriy Lunin, Mike Maignan, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Emiliano Martinez, David Raya, Unai Simon, Yann Sommer, Ronwen Williams

The Best FIFA Men’s Defenders nominees:
Manuel Akanji, Alessandro Bastoni, Gleison Bremer, Liberato Cacace, Dani Carvajal, Dante, Alphonso Davies, Ruben Dias, Federico Dimarco, Jeremie Frimpong, Alejandro Grimaldo, Achraf Hakimi, Mats Hummels, Alistair Johnston, Aymeric Laporte, Gabriel Magalhaes, Nicolas Otamendi, Nino, Antonio Rudiger, William Saliba, Jonathan Tah, William Troost-Ekong

The Best FIFA Men’s Midfielders nominees:
Luciano Acosta, Thiago Almada, Alex Baena, Jude Bellingham, Hakan Calhanoglu, Eduardo Camavinga, Phil Foden, Ganso, Toni Kroos, Takefusa Kubo, Fermin Lopez, Martin Odegaard, Dani Olmo, Cole Palmer, Christian Pulisic, Declan Rice, Rodri, James Rodriguez, Fabian Ruiz, Federico Valverde, Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka

The Best FIFA Men’s Forwards nominees:
Akram Afif, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, German Cano, Artem Dovbyk, Viktor Gyokeres, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Ademola Lookman, Lautaro Martinez, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Jamal Musiala, Soufiane Rahimi, Rodrygo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Salomon Rondon, Bukayo Saka, Luis Suarez, Vinicius Jr, Ollie Watkins, Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal

The Best FIFA Women’s Player nominees:
Aitana Bonmati (Spain), Barcelona
Barbra Banda (Zambia), Shanghai Shengli/Orlando Pride
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway), Barcelona
Keira Walsh (England), Barcelona
Khadija Shaw (Jamaica), Manchester City
Lauren Hemp (England), Manchester City
Lindsey Horan (USA), Olympique Lyonnais
Lucy Bronze (England), Barcelona/Chelsea
Mallory Swanson (USA), Chicago Red Stars
Mariona Caldentey (Spain), Barcelona/Arsenal
Naomi Girma (USA), San Diego Wave
Ona Batlle (Spain), Barcelona
Salma Paralluelo (Spain), Barcelona
Sophia Smith (USA), Portland Thorns
Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi), Paris Saint-Germain/Olympique Lyonnais
Trinity Rodman (USA), Washington Spirit

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach nominees:
Arthur Elias (Brazil), Brazil
Elena Sadiku (Sweden), Celtic
Emma Hayes (England), Chelsea/USA
Futoshi Ikeda (Japan), Japan
Gareth Taylor (England), Manchester City
Jonatan Giraldez (Spain), Barcelona/Washington Spirit
Sandrine Soubeyrand (France), Paris FC
Sonia Bompastor (France), Olympique Lyonnais/Chelsea

The FIFA Puskás 2024 nominees:
Paul Onuachu – Trabzonspor v Konyaspor
Denis Omedi – Kitara v KCCA
Jaden Philogene – Hull City v Rotherham United
Hasan Al Haydos – Qatar v China
Walter Bou – Lanús v Tigre
Yassine Benzia – Algeria v South Africa
Terry Antonis – Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers
Michaell Chirinos – Honduras v Costa Rica
Federico Dimarco – Inter v Frosinone
Alejandro Garnacho – Manchester United v Everton
Mohammed Kudus – West Ham v Freiburg

The FIFA Marta 2024 nominees:
Asisat Oshoala – Barcelona v Benfica
Delphine Cascarino – Olympique Lyonnais v Benfica
Trinity Rodman – USA v Japan
Sakina Karchaoui – France v Sweden
Marina Hegering – Essen v Wolfsburg
Paulina Krumbiegel – Duisburg v Hoffenheim
Marta – Brazil v Jamaica
Nina Matejic – Serbia v England
Giuseppina Moraca – Lazio v Bologna
Beth Mead – Arsenal v West Ham