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Nchout battles Messi and Ibrahimovic for Fifa Puskas Award

Ajara Nchout has been shortlisted for the 2019 Puskas Award for her goal against New Zealand at the 2019 Women's World Cup in France.

The 26-year-old becomes the first female African to be nominated, and the only player from the continent on a list of 10 players to battle for this year's gong, which includes the likes of Lionel Messi, Andros Townsend and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

She is also one of the three women footballers nominated for the coveted prize by world football governing body Fifa on Monday, along with Amy Rogriguez and Billie Simpson.

The Valerenga star scored two superb goals at the showpiece, the selected goal being her injury-time strike to seal Cameroon's passage to the Round of 16 following a 2-1 win over New Zealand.