No fewer than 29 awards will be handed out on April 23 and the nominees for four of the 'On the Pitch' accolades have been revealed
Later this month, the first ever Festival of Women's Football Awards will take place, celebrating the best of women's football in the elite English game and at grassroots level. Curated by experts across the sport, nominees for the 'On the Pitch Player' categories have been announced, while the 'Off the Pitch' categories will focus on everything away from the 90 minutes.
There will be 11 accolades dished out to players on awards night, which will take place in London on April 23, and the nominees for seven of those have been released. Those are Goalkeeper of the Year, Overseas Player of the Year, Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year, with the latter two set to be split into three positional awards.
So, who is in the running for these accolades? GOAL runs through the nominees known so far for this year's FOWFA…
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Goalkeeper of the Year
There are six nominees for the Goalkeeper of the Year award, five of whom ply their trade in the Women's Super League. Sheffield United's Sian Rogers is the lone representative from the Women's Championship, a league she leads in saves made this term.
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Player
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Club
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Courtney Brosnan
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Everton
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Hannah Hampton
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Chelsea
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Sian Rogers
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Sheffield United
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Kinga Szemik
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West Ham
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Phallon Tullis-Joyce
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Manchester United
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Daphne van Domselaar
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Arsenal
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Player of the Year – Defender
There are nine nominees for the Player of the Year award in the defender category. The WSL boasts five of those nominees, with four coming from the Championship.
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Player
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Club
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CJ Bott
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Leicester
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Riva Casley
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Portsmouth
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Neve Herron
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Birmingham City
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Sophie Howard
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Leicester
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Maya Le Tissier
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Manchester United
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Ruby Mace
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Leicester
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Ashleigh Neville
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Tottenham
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Lexi Potter
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Crystal Palace
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Amber Tysiak
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West Ham
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Player of the Year – Midfielder
Five players are nominated for the Midfielder of the Year award, including two names from Manchester City. Sofia Jakobsson, of the London City Lionesses, is the Championship's lone representative.
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Player
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Club
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Yui Hasegawa
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Manchester City
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Lauren Hemp
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Manchester City
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Sofia Jakobsson
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London City Lionesses
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Vicky Losada
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Brighton
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Jordan Nobbs
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Aston Villa
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Player of the Year – Attacker
Seven players are nominated for the attacker award, including England stars Alessia Russo and Aggie Beever-Jones.
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Player
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Club
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Viviane Asseyi
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West Ham
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Aggie Beever-Jones
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Chelsea
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Mary Fowler
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Manchester City
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Isobel Goodwin
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London City Lionesses
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Shania Hayles
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Newcastle United
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Katie Kitching
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Sunderland
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Alessia Russo
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Arsenal
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