In-form Super Falcons’ striker, Asisat Oshoala, was adjugded the Most Valuable Player as Nigeria defeated South Africa 2-1 on Wednesday in a semi-final tie at the ongoing African Women’s Championship, Namibia 2014.
Oshoala was the 2014 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup golden girl in Canada, winning both the Adidas Golden Ball and Adidas Golden Boot awards at the FIFA World Cup.
The erstwhile FC Robo of Lagos star scored the second-fastest goal in the history of the U-20 football World Cup of Women.
The Lagos-born player neutralised the Bayana Bayana’s defence with two goals to send the former African Champions into the final in Namibia.
Her arrival in the Falcons squad has rooted veteran striker and three-time Women African Footballer of the Year, Perpetual Nkwocha, to the bench.