Bernadette Bado

A towering defensive force, this fiery Burkina Faso center-back leaps over opponents with ease and chases down strikers for the full ninety minutes. She famously once intimidated an entire opposing bench after they mocked her poor aerial accuracy by sprinting across the pitch just to stare them down until they went silent. While her tackling is surgical, her tendency to let headers sail harmlessly over her head remains a frustrating trademark.