There are also defenders Oluwatosin Demehin and Michelle Alozie, midfielders Deborah Abiodun, Halimatu Ayinde, Christy Ucheibe and Toni Payne, and forwards Esther Okoronkwo, Chinwendu Ihezuo and Uchenna Kanu.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports the Super Falcons triumphed after a pulsating encounter on Monday in Abuja
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, has left FC Barcelona Femini to join a new National Women’s Soccer League team, Bay…
The First Family hosted the Super Falcons and Barcelona Femeni Football Club star on Thursday in Lagos State.
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has hailed the news.
A statement by NIDCOM’s Director of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, revealed this.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed this on Tuesday
While Osimhen won the Best Male player accolade, Oshoala bagged the Best Female player award for the sixth consecutive time.
The Napoli forward emerged the Best Player ahead of close rivals Achraf Hakimi and Mohamed Salah
For the CAF Awards Player of the Year, 10 players remain in the race for the prestigious individual honour.
Ethiopia will host the first leg of the second round fixture in Addis Ababa on October 25 with the second leg in Nigeria.
Amun, famous for leading the Eaglets to their triumph at the 1993 FIFA U17 World Cup, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the nominations had further put Nigeria on the map.
The roll call was released via a statement by the Nigeria Football Federation made available to the media on Friday.
Oshoala, who had an outstanding display last season for Barcelona and was in spectacular form at the Women’s World Cup in Australia, will battle Linda Caicedo, Lioness’s Rachel Daly, Alba Redondo, Mary Earps, and a host of other exceptional talents.
The Super Falcons played four matches in the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup without recording a loss in regulation time.
Sarina Wiegman’s side cruised through to the knockout stages of the tournament, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with a 6-1 victory over China on Tuesday (August 1) to make it three wins from three.
Oshoala revealed the development on her Instagram page hours after she scored the third goal in the 3-2 victory.
The Barcelona Femini FC goal getter took off her shirt to celebrate the goal, a move that earned her a yellow card.
Disclosing the deliberate approach by the company, CEO, MultiChoice West Africa, John Ugbe, said the move is part of the SuperSport ‘Here for Her’ campaign, aimed at celebrating the success and achievements of women.
The partnership with Oshoala is part of the “Here For Her” SuperSport campaign in support of female sports.