Six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala has left Barcelona Femeni to join American club Bay FC for an undisclosed fee. Oshoala penned a two-year deal with the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side until 2026, with the option of a third year. The former Arsenal and Liverpool forward scored 117 goals in 162 matches for Barcelona across all competitions. She also lifted several...
The Super Falcons of Nigeria dropped two places in the latest FIFA Women's world rankings released on Friday. The most successful African women's team were previously ranked 34th but have now dropped to 32nd despite remaining unbeaten within 90 minutes since February when they lost 1-0 to Colombia in the Women's Revelations Cup. The Falcons however remain number in Africa as they gear up to participate...
Newly-crowned African Footballer of the Year, Victor Osimhen has been named in the final shortlist for the 2023 Globe Soccer Award. Osimhen is joined in the final cut by his compatriot and sixth-time African Women Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala who is in the running for the Best Women's Player in the Globe Soccer Award. The Nigerian duo were honoured as the best players on...
Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala claims a record-extending sixth women’s Player of the Year honours at the 2023 CAF Awards. The 29-year-old forward continues to make history as the most decorated women’s footballer in the African sphere, having now won two more awards than the nearest person to her, former Nigerian forward Perpetua Nkwocha. Oshoala overcame intense competition from Zambia’s Barbra Banda and Thembi Kgatlana of...
Super Falcons shot-stopper Chiamaka Nnadozie has been voted as the best women’s goalkeeper at the 2023 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco. The 23-year-old edged South Africa’s Andile Dlamini, who won the best goalkeeper award at this year’s CAF Women’s Champions League and the 2022 WAFCON, and Moroccan No. 1 Khadija Er-Rmichi to claim the accolade in front of a packed audience inside the Palais des Congrès....
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