Congratulations to @CVilleLadiesFC's Billie Simpson who has been nominated for the prestigious Puskas Award.
This is the stunning volley that sees her now up against the likes of Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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- UTV sports correspondent @RuthGorman_UTV has made history by becoming the first woman to lead the Northern Ireland Football Writers’ Association in its five decade history. Ruth was elected chairwoman at the Association’s recent annual general meeting.
- International Personality of the Year - @dallas_stuart 🏆 Stuart Dallas’ performances for @NorthernIreland in the early part of the 2019-20 season have won him the International Personality of the Year Award. Read more: facebook.com/NIFWA/posts/32…
- The @DanskeBank_UK Player of the Month for March is @cliftonvillefc's @JoeGormley19. The legendary striker scored five goals in three competitions, including a brace in their thrilling 4-3 League Cup final win over Coleraine.
- ⚽️ GOAL OF THE MONTH 🚀 @ColeraineFC midfielder Aaron Jarvis is our December winner for this fine strike, his opener, in the Bannsiders' 2-2 draw with Glentoran.
- Ryan Curran is the @DanskeBank_UK Player of the Month for April. Although @cliftonvillefc missed out on the Gibson Cup, Curran still impressed during the final month of the season, bagging four goals, including a brace against Crusaders at Seaview.
- Linfield striker Andrew Waterworth is the NIFWA Premiership Player of the Month for February. Waterworth scored 6 goals as @OfficialBlues stormed clear at the top of the table with 4 victories. It's the 4th time he has won the monthly prize and his 3rd as a Linfield player.
- The NIFWA Player of the Month for October is @ColeraineFC midfielder Ben Doherty. Doherty scored eight goals in the month as the Bannsiders claimed six wins in a row. Doherty scored five goals from the penalty spot and three from open play.
- David Jeffrey is the NIFWA Manager of the Month for March. Jeffrey’s @BallymenaUnited finished the month unbeaten with victories over Glentoran, Portadown, Linfield, Dungannon Swifts and Carrick Rangers.
- David Healy is the NIFWA Manager of the Month for April. @OfficialBlues won 6 matches to claim the Gibson Cup and reach the Irish Cup final.
- For the second consecutive month the NIFWA Goal of the Month competition has been won by @cliftonvillefc striker @JoeGormley9. Gormley's long range rasper lit up the North Belfast derby and you can enjoy it again here:
00:00 - Matthew Shevlin has been named @dreamspainhomes Player of the Month for August. 🏆 The 23-year-old @ColeraineFC striker scored six goals in the first month of the season, finding the net against Portadown, Carrick Rangers and Glenavon.
- #NIFootballAwards 🏆 | Danske Bank Footballer of the Year @OfficialBlues midfielder Chris Shields was the toast of the 2022 NI Football Awards. The former Dundalk man was crowned Danske Bank Footballer of the Year after helping Linfield to their fourth league title in a row.
