Reigning Africa’s Best Woman Footballer, Asisat Oshoala, has continued to make huge impression in the Women’s Super League in England with an excellent outing against Birmingham Ladies, during which she scored a goal in her team’s 2-1 win.
The first Nigerian to play in the Women’s Super League was captivating in her debut against Sunderland Ladies last week, but was even more appealing with a great goal and assist as the reigning champions, Liverpool Ladies, put behind them the shock loss to Sunderland on the opening day.
The new poster girl of Nigeria football was the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 African Women Championship in Namibia, a title she had easily collected at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada few months earlier.
In Canada, Asisat’s seven goals also won her the Top Scorer’s award, which she narrowly lost to compatriot Desire Oparanozie in Namibia.
“I’m happy to start well for Liverpool Ladies. I am living my dream.”
Oshoala is unavailable for the Super Falcons’ fixture against Mali in the 11th All-Africa Games qualifying series, but will be around for the two-leg contest against the same Malians next month in the kick-off for race to next year’s Olympics.
Meanwhile, FIFA and the organizers have concluded a super tour for the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy, to take the coveted diadem round 12 cities in Canada as part of promotion for the 7th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, taking place between June 6 and July 5.
The tour, packaged by FIFA sponsor, Coca-Cola, takes off from Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, and will stop over in cities such as Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary before stopping in Vancouver, which hosts the final match at the BC Place on July 5.