Marta Tops, Oshoala Snubbed As Nkwocha Ranked In List Of 50 Best Female Players Ever

Marta Tops, Oshoala Snubbed As Nkwocha Ranked In List Of 50 Best Female Players Ever

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:06 PM

Former captain of the Super Falcons of Nigeria Perpetua Nkwocha has been ranked among the best 50 female players to have ever played the game of football which is a good one for the Nigerian.

During her active playing time, Perpetua Nkwocha was known as one of the best midfielders in the world considering her styles of play and even high sense of scoring goals.

According to the report on fourfourtwo, Brazilian forward Marta is listed as the best female footballer ever on earth and currently plays for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League.

Perpetua Nkwocha, Marta, top 50 female players
Nkwocha ranked in list of 50 best female players ever. Photo by Kevin C. Cox
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Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala is also one of the best attackers in world football, but the Nigerian was snubbed in the list of top 50 female footballers.

Below is the list from 1-50

1. Marta

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2. Mia Hamm

3. Birgit Prinz

4. Michelle Akers

5. Sun Wen

6. Kristine Lilly

7. Heidi Mohr

8. Abby Wambach

9. Christine Sinclair

10. Joy Fawcett

11. Homare Sawa

12. Christie Pearce

13. Carin Jennings

14. Kelly Smith

15. Carli Lloyd

16. Hege Riise

17. Formiga

18. Hope Solo

19. Julie Foudy

20. Nadine Angerer

21. Brandi Chastain

22. Doris Fitschen

23. Tiffeny Milbrett

24. Lotta Schelin

25. Heidi Støre

26. Anja Mittag

27. Pia Sundhage

28. Aya Miyama

29. Kerstin Garefrekes

30. Shannon Boxx

31. Sandra Minnert

32. Carla Overbeck

33. Inka Grings

34. Bente Nordby

35. Renate Lingor

36. Briana Scurry

37. Hanna Ljungberg

38. Dzsenifer Marozsán

39. Kim Little

40. Melanie Behringer

41. Wendie Renard

42. Sissi

43. Bettina Wiegmann

44. Silvia Neid

45. Ann Kristin Aarønes

46. Perpetua Nkwocha

47. Therese Sjögran

48. Carolina Morace

49. Patrizia Panico

Eugénie Le Sommer

South Africa Coach Reveals Secret That Helped Them Beat Super Falcons Of Nigeria

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Desiree Ellis who is the head coach of the South African women national team explained that her wards prevented the Super Falcons of Nigeria from playing their free flowing football.

Many Nigerian football lovers were disappointed on Monday night, 4 July, when the Super Falcons started their campaign at the 2022 African Women Nations Cup on a 2-1 defeat to South Africa.

Before the game, NFF president Amaju Pinnick visited the camp of the Super Falcons where he urged the Nigerian players to make sure that they soar ahead of their opponents.

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