Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie (born 8 December 2000) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paris FC in the French Division 1 Féminine and the Nigeria women's national football team. She has been regarded as the best female goalkeeper in Africa and one of the best in the world.

Club career

Nnadozie signed for

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at the start of the 2016 season. In 2019 Nnadozie was instrumental for Rivers Angels 2019–2020 Season NWPL league win. On January 22, 2020 she signed for the French side Paris FC on 18 month deal.

International career

During the

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Nnadozie played all four matches. Against Haiti she received the "Dare to Shine" Player of the Match award for her good performance. Not much after the U-20 Tournament she was also selected for the

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where she stayed on the bench for all five matches, then at the 2019 Women WAFU Cup she was in goal for the Super Falcons spectacular performance. At age 19, Nnadozie was named to the senior national team (commonly known as the Super Falcons) to compete at the

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in France. As Nigeria's starting goalkeeper in the team's 2–0 victory over Korea, Nnadozie became the youngest goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet at the World Cup. After the World Cup, Nnadozie again helped the Falconets to Gold medal at the African Games in Morocco saving three penalties in the shootout against Cameroon. On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the

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. In the first game of the Women's World Cup against Olympic champions Canada, Nnadozie was the captain for the

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. She made three saves, including stopping a 50th-minute penalty from

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. Her performances in the game secured a goalless draw for the Super Falcons, earned herself a Player of the Match award and garnered international attention.

Honours

; Rivers Angels * Nigerian Women's Championship: 2016 *

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: 2016, 2017, 2018 ;Nigeria * African Women's Championship:

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* African Games:

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Individual * CAF Goalkeeper of the Year (Women):

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* D1 Arkema Goalkeeper of the Season: 2023-24 * IFFHS Africa's Best Woman Goalkeeper: 2019 * IFFHS World's Best Woman Goalkeeper: 2019 (nominee) * African Women's Footballer of the Year: 2019 (nominee) * NFF Awards Young Player of the Year : 2018 (nominee)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nnadozie, Chiamaka Nigerian women's footballers 2000 births Living people Women's association football goalkeepers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Nigeria women's international footballers Rivers Angels F.C. players African Games medalists in football African Games gold medalists for Nigeria Competitors at the 2019 African Games Igbo sportspeople 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers from Imo State