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 FIFA Women’s World Cup comes to an end this Sunday, and fans are promised a captivating final match between Spain and the Lionesses of England, as a first-time winner is guaranteed at the tournament. La Roja and England will both be playing in the final of the tournament for the first time ever as they become the 9th and 10th different World Cup finalists in...
Spain are through to their first-ever Women’s World Cup after securing a late 2-1 semi-final win over Sweden in Auckland on Tuesday. La Roja made it into their first-ever semi-final after defeating the Netherlands 2-1 in the quarter-finals. Reaching the last eight was equally an achievement as they had never gone past the round of 16 but managed to do so by thumping Switzerland 5-1. The...
Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday in the first game in the round of 16 at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. La Nati, who were yet to concede a goal at the tournament following three shut-outs during the group stages, succumbed to an early strike from Spain’s Aitana Bonmati, who scored another beautiful goal, a...
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...
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