Super Falcons of Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala tops the list of female footballers nominated for the Women's Ballon d'Or award, the organisers announced on Wednesday. Oshoala enjoyed a superb 2022–23 campaign with Barcelona Femeni, winning the treble and scoring over 25 goals for the Spanish and European champions. The Falcons forward also starred at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she scored once and became...
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup began with all the necessary buzz, seeing as it is the biggest edition of the Mundial yet, and after 126 goals scored from 48 matches across eight groups in the first phase, the tournament has taken much-needed shape. From tournament debutants to unexpectedly shocking results that left the whole world stupefied to record breakers like Nigeria, Morocco, and South Africa—who...
Morocco are through the Round of 16 of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time ever after recording a narrow 1-0 win over Colombia in Perth on Thursday while two-time champions Germany were eliminated thanks to their 1-1 draw with South Korea. The Atlas Lionesses were within reach of historic qualification following their 1-o win over the Koreans last time out, their first-ever...
South American teenage sensation Linda Caicedo was on target once again as 2023 Women's Copa America finalist Colombia saw off Germany 2-1 in an intriguing affair at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday. The 18-year-old, who won the best player award at last year's Women's Copa America, gave her side the lead in the 52nd minute with an outrageous right-footed finish. After receiving the ball inside Germany's...
The Morocco women's national team had a World Cup debut to forget as they were thumped 6-0 by two-time champions Germany in Group H at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Monday. The Germans were making their ninth appearance at the Mundial, a record with six other countries (Nigeria, United States, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Japan) to have featured at every World Cup so far. For Morocco, it...
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