Oshoala nominated for BBC Women footballer of the Year award

Babalola Tomiwa

Liverpool Ladies and Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala along with four others for the maiden edition of the 2015 BBC Women footballer of the Year award.

FIFA World Player of the Year, Brazilian Marta Vieira da Silva,Spain's Verónica Boquete, German Nadine Kessler, and Kim Little of Scotland are other candidates to nominated for the individual award.

The reigning African Woman Footballer of the Year is the only African nominated following her superb form at the 2014 U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada and the 2014 Africa Women Championship in Namibia as well as in Rivers Angels' double domestic title win.

According to the organisers of the award, the winner will be decided by fans to increase their chances of winning the award, who have until Monday, May 11 to vote for their choice.

The winner of the first Women's Footballer of the Year by the media company will be announced on Tuesday, May 26 in a live radio broadcast.

SHORTLIST
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
Veronica Boquete (Spain)
Marta (Brazil) 
Kim Little (Scotland)
Nadine Kessler (Germany)