Malawi girls’s soccer icon Tabitha Chawinga has been named among the many nominees for the Best Women’s Player award, a part of the annual Globe Soccer awards.
The awards, that are hosted by Dubai Sports Council, are scheduled for December 27, alongside the nineteenth Dubai International Sports Conference.
Tabitha is among the many 20 feminine nominees that embrace Lucy Bronze, Lauren James, Grace Geroyo, Aitana Bonmati, Mayra Ramirez, Patricia Guijarro, Manuel Guigliano, Marie- Antonette Katoto, Yui Hasegawa, Ada Hegerberg, Caroline Graham and Ewa Pajor.
The Malawian is the one African out of 20 feminine nominees.
The top-voted nominees will make the lower for the ultimate listing.
Tabitha appealed to soccer followers to vote for her.
“Cast your vote for Tabitha Chawinga as Best Women’s Player,” she wrote on her Facebook web page Sunday.
Tabitha, who’s enjoying for French giants Olympique Lyonnais, was the primary Malawian to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or this year.
However, she completed sixteenth on the planet as Bonmati gained the accolade.
In the lads’s class, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are additionally among the many nominees for the Best Men’s Player award.
Meanwhile, Tabitha scored her sixth objective of the season for Lyon in a 11-0 thumping of Saint-Ettienne on Saturday.
She was subbed on within the second half and registered her identify on the scoresheet within the 79th minute.
This means Tabitha is tied with Clara Mateo of Paris at six targets every from eight matches this season.
Lyon are high of the log desk with 22 factors, one level above second-placed Paris Saint Germain.
Scorchers coach Lovemore Fazili praised Tabitha for her exploits.
“I am happy that all the players abroad are performing well for their respective clubs. This is good news for our football,” he mentioned.
Tabitha gained the 2023 Player of the Season award whereas on mortgage at PSG final season.
On high of that, she gained the Golden Boot award after scoring 19 targets.
Since her breakthrough in 2014, Tabitha has gained a number of awards.
She was named Player of the Season twice in China in 2018 and 2019.
