Tag: Asisat Oshoala
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Int’l Friendly: Okoronkwo, Oshoala score as Super Falcons beat Haiti 2-1
Nigeria’s Super Falcons defeated Oceania side Haiti by 2-1 with goals from Esther Okoronkwo and Asisat Oshoala in both halves. Although Oshoala 22nd minute goal was chalked off for offside she still managed to get on the scoresheet. In the 28th minute, Atletico Madrid star, Rasheedat Ajibade took aim at the goal but her well-struck…
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Positive vibes, confidence in Super Falcons’ Antalya camp ahead Haiti, New Zealand games
Star forwards Asisat Oshoala and Desire Oparanozie have arrived in the camp of Nigeria’s senior women national team, Super Falcons ahead of two friendly matches in the Turkish city of Antalya. Serial award-winner Oshoala has not played for the nine-time African champions since the Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco nine months ago,…
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Nigeria Pitch Awards: 9TH Award Ceremony Winners
Super Eagles and Italian Serie A top scorer, Victor James Osimhen and FC Barcelona Femeni top finisher, Asisat Oshoala were named the King and Queen of the Pitch respectively at the 9th Award Ceremony of the Nigeria Pitch Awards held at the Johnwood Hotel, Abuja on Friday 24th March 2023. Award organizers insisted on staging the colourful…
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Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala mocks Chelsea on Twitter
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala has mocked Chelsea players and fans following their disappointing 2-1 loss to Fulham in the Premier League on Thursday night. It’s not been rosy for the Stamford Bridge side in recent times after losing its last three games and could only manage just one win in the last ten games.
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Oshoala receives pinchichi award for last season
Super Falcons and Barcelona of Spain forward, Asisat Oshoala has officially received the Pichichi award for finishing as the top scorer in the Spanish Iberdrola last season 2020/21. Oshoala scored 20 goals for Barcelona Femeni in the Spanish women football league to emerge highest goal scorer of last season.
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UEFA omits Oshoala from Ballon d’Or award finalist
The Union of European Football Associations, UEFA, has removed Super Falcons and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala, from the finalist of the prestigious Ballon d’Or award. UEFA announced Beth Mead, Lena Oberdorf and Alexia Putellas as the final three contenders in the running for the 2022 UEFA Women’s Player of The Year accolade. Last week Oshoala…
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Nigeria’s Oshoala nominated for female category of Ballon d’Or
Super Falcons and Barcelona Women FC striker, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the Women’s Ballon d’Or player of the year award. She was nominated for the award based on her exploits with Barcelona Feminine during the just concluded 2021/22 football season.
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CAF Award: Amaju Pinnick congratulates Asisat Oshoala
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has congratulated Super Falcons’ forward Asisat Oshoala on her historic feat of becoming the African Woman Player of the Year for the fifth time, at the CAF Awards ceremony that took place in Rabat, Morocco on Thursday
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2022 CAF awards: Full List of Winners
It was a clean sweep for Senegal on Thursday in Rabat as national team captain and new Bayern Munich signing Sadio Mane was named African Player of the Year. National team head coach Aliou Cisse was named Coach of the Year, after leading his team to their first continental title and another FIFA World Cup…
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CAF awards: What Oshoala said after winning historic Player of the Year award
Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala on Thursday night became the first player to win the African Women’s Player of the Year award at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards five (5) times. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Oshoala had been tied at four titles with countrywoman Perpetua Nkwocha in the running for the record fifth crown.