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  • JUST IN: Super Falcon striker, Asisat Oshoala visits Tinubu, First Lady in Lagos

    JUST IN: Super Falcon striker, Asisat Oshoala visits Tinubu, First Lady in Lagos

    The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Player of the Year, Asisat Oshoala on Thursday, December 28, visited President Bola Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi at their home in Lagos.

    The Barca Femeni striker was announced as the best female player in Africa at the CAF event a few weeks ago in Morocco.

    The First Lady of Nigeria has been known to be a big fan of the Super Falcons as she hosted the players at the Villa after their World Cup exit.

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    Asisat also gave the First Lady a Super Falcons shirt, with the number 001 inscribed on its back.

    Details shortly…

  • Asisat Oshoala begins December boyfriends hunt

    Asisat Oshoala begins December boyfriends hunt

    Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has shown readiness to be with a man as she launches search for two to three boyfriends, listing her criterias as tall, dark and rich.

    The athletes hinted that she’s single and ready to mingle.

    Read Also: Asisat Oshoala warns netizens against unnecessary financial demands

    According to her, she needs two to three boyfriends in various locations, one abroad and two in Nigeria.

    Asisat wrote: “December don come oo….Abeg where dem dey apply for BF, I go need like 2 or 3 edakun see. 1 abroad , 2 for naija. Rich niggas only pis must be TALL too , preferably dark skin.”

  • Asisat Oshoala warns netizens against unnecessary financial demands

    Asisat Oshoala warns netizens against unnecessary financial demands

    Popular footballer and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala, has issued a stern warning on social media, urging individuals flooding her inbox with financial requests to desist from such actions.

    In a cautionary message shared on her Snapchat account, Oshoala expressed her dissatisfaction with the rising volume of unnecessary direct messages (DMs) she receives.

    She complained of the influx of demands which she deems lacks common sense.

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    Oshoala clarified that while she enjoys helping people, there are limits to the situations she is willing to condone or support.

    She urged individuals to exercise common sense and set their priorities right.

    Asisat Oshoala wrote: “While I enjoy having fun here, there are certain things that should be common sense. I help a lot of people here, but there are situations I won’t condone or support, such as ‘MY WIFE JUST GAVE BIRTH,’ ‘I want to have a wedding,’ and so on. Use your common sense. Set your priorities right!!.”

  • Super Falcons inches closer to Tokyo 2020 qualification

    The Super Falcon of Nigeria on Tuesday defeated their Algerian counterparts, 1-0 to inch closer to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in japan with a 3-0 aggregate.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it took Asisat Oshoala’s solo effort deep in the second half to give the Falcons the necessary win against the hard fighting Algerian team.

    The Thomas Denerby tutored-side had earlier defeated the Algerian side 2-0 in Bilda, Algeria with Amarachi Okoronkwo and an own goal by Isma Quadah.

    The Nigerian team played a testy match in the first half, before coming out strongly in the second half with Oshoala’s 59th minute effort to cap their efforts.

    Speaking after the match, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare said that the win against the Algerian side underscored the country’s superiority in women football.

    “The result of this match clearly shows that we are the powerhouse when it comes to women football in Africa. The team has played well.

    Read Also: Super Falcons beat Korea 2-0

    “Also, to show further stamp our firepower is the testimony of that can be seen in the last African Games where the team won the gold.

    “We will continue to support the team morally and financially in their quest to qualify for the Olympics,” he said.

    The Falcons coach, Dennerby said he was not impressed with the slim margin win, adding that there were more works to do.

    “The match is not impressive seriously; we have to look at what went wrong during the match.

    “The match played was not what we expected maybe the team needs more drilling, but we are sure of qualification all the same,” he said.

    NAN reports that Nigeria face either Mali or Cote d’Voire for the last qualifying match in September.

    NAN

     

  • Oshoala nets brace as Barcelona outscore Arsenal in seven-goal thriller

    Asisat Oshoala scored twice for Barcelona in a 5-2 victory over her former club Arsenal in a high-profile pre-season friendly on Wednesday.

    The 25-year-old was reuniting with her former side for the first time since she left in January 2017 after a season spent with the North London side.

    Before her trip to England, she had scored four goals in the Spanish giants’ back-to-back warm-up wins over Amed [13-0] and Marseille [5-0].

    With the first return to Meadow Park, Oshoala shone brightly as she fired the visitors in front after Patri Guijjaro cancelled Katie McCabe’s opener before half-time.

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    Five minutes after the restart, the Nigerian extended the tally for Lluís Cortes’ side before Claudia Pina’s brace overshadowed Kim Little’s effort from the spot.

    With today’s brace, Oshoala has now scored six goals in three matches for the Liga Iberdrola side – fantastic form she will hope to take into the new season which begins on September 8.

    The win over the English champions placed Barcelona in a great mood as they continue their pre-season against French top-flight side Montpellier on Sunday.

  • 2019 FIFA WWC: My players followed the match plan — Dennerby

    The Nigeria women’s coach Thomas Dennerby has praised his players for their solid display in their 2-0 win over South Korea in Grenoble.

    The Super Falcons came into the contest with hopes of bouncing back from their 3-0 loss to Norway in their first tie last Saturday in Reims.

    At Stade des Alpes, Asisat Oshoala’s second-half strike and Kim Doyeon’s own goal gave the African champions their first 2019 Women’s World Cup win on Wednesday.

    While lauding his ladies on sticking to the match plan, the coach believes they have a good chance if they can replicate their form against France.

    “Today our discipline was better than against Norway – no mistakes at all,” Dennerby told the media.

    “If we can be as compact as we were today, don’t let teams overplay us in midfield and find passes through, we know we’ll get opportunities for players like Asisat.

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    “The players followed our match plan and that’s all you can really ask. Now we go to play France, a really good team. If we can come out with a point everyone would be extremely happy.

    “But you can’t just go to defend – you need to know what to do when you win the ball back.

    And hopefully, we can have a little bit of success.”

    The win means Nigeria are third on the Group A log with three points and will hope to wrap up their group stage outing with a fine result against the hosts, Les Bleus on Monday.

  • I am not under pressure, says Oshoala

    Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala says she is not under any pressure ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup opener against Norway on June 8.

    The former Arsenal and Liverpool striker did not make an impact that fans are used to seeing at the 2018 AWCON, scoring three goals, all coming in the 6-0 rout of Equatorial Guinea, and did not win an individual accolade at the end of the tourney in Ghana.

    Oshoala impressed in the second half of last season at Barcelona and the Spanish side has turned the loan into a permanent deal after netting 8 goals in 11 competitive matches.

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    “I am not under any pressure, I’m just going there to have fun, I’m not looking for a club or whatever. I am just going to the World Cup to have fun and help the team and give 100 per cent, do the best I can,” said Oshoala.

    “The goals were not just coming in the Nations Cup which is normal, sometimes you get a goal, sometimes you just help the team, so you don’t have to score all the time. Scoring in Barcelona, probably I am getting it right, sometimes it happens like this.”

    She added: ”For me, its one step at a time, we go by each game. The first game against Norway, the second game against Korea, third game against France and then we pick it up from there. After the group stage, we know what’s next.”

    The Super Falcons have departed the Avita Resort in Bad Tatzmannsdorf in Austria, where they were on two-week residential camping, and landed in Reims yesterday, venue of their World Cup opener against Norway.

  • 2019 Women World Cup: Oshoala, Ihezuo arrive Super Falcons camp

    Spain-based Asisat Oshoala and China-based Chiwendu Ihezuo arrived at Nigeria’s women’s team camp at the Avita Resort in Austria on Sunday.

    The two Super Falcons forwards were named in the final 23-player squad for the 2019 Women’s World Cup on Friday.

    Oshoala made history in the Uefa Women’s Champions League final as she became the first African to play and score despite Barcelona losing 4-1 to Lyon two weeks ago.

    A week earlier, Ihezuo scored her seventh goal in seven outings as Henan Huishang pipped Nanchang Bayi 3-1 in a Chinese Women’s Football Championship encounter.

    Read Also: Oshoala in new goal dance

    Having overcome flight and visa difficulties, the Super Falcons duo received a warm welcome by their teammates on Sunday afternoon.

    With their arrival in Austria, Dennerby now has the full complement of his squad. Nigeria are drawn against Norway, South Korea and hosts France in Group A. The tournament is scheduled to be held from June 7 to July 7.

    On June 4, they will travel to Reims, the city of their opening game and they will begin their campaign against the 1995 champions, Norway.

    Goal.Com

  • Oshoala scores again as FC Barcelona defeat league leaders Atletico Madrid

    Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala on Sunday continued with her impressive goalscoring form for FC Barcelona Ladies by scoring in their 2-0 away win against title rivals Atletico Madrid Ladies.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it was Oshoala’s fifth goal in five appearances for the FC Barcelona Ladies in the Liga Iberdrola since her arrival on loan,

    The Super Falcons star had joined from Chinese club Dalian Quanjian in January.

    The game at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium was watched by 60,739 fans, a new record for a women’s club match.

    It saw Oshoala opening scoring for FC Barcelona Ladies in the 65th minute of the keenly-contested encounter, after the first half had ended goalless.

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    The former Arsenal Ladies and Liverpool Ladies player was however replaced by Toni Duggan 17 minutes from time.

    Substitute Duggan made the three points safe for the FC Barcelona Ladies by netting the second goal 10 minutes from time.

    The result means FC Barcelona Ladies, with 63 points from 24 games played so far,, narrowed the gap at the top to just three points.

    They are behind table-toppers Atletico Madrid on 66 points in the 16-club Liga Iberdrola Primera Division.(NAN)

  • Oshoala in new goal dance

    Asisat Oshoala did a special goal dance after she scored her fourth goal for FC Barcelona Ladies on Wednesday night after she opened the scoring in the 18th minute as the Spanish club raced to a 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad.

    The Super Falcons’ star is making the most of her loan spell from her Chinese club.

    After her impressive outing at the Cyprus Women’s Cup where she scored twice to help the Super Falcons finish sixth, the three-time African Player of the Year was given her third league start by the Spanish giants.

    She, however, did not disappoint as she put the Catalonia Girls in front after just 18 minutes when her fierce shot from outside the box flew past the goalkeeper to register a 1-0 lead.

    The visitors then drew level nine minutes later via the boots of Nahikari Garcia before Atlanta Bonmati and Marta Torrejon scored twice in the space of two minutes to give FC Barcelona a 3-1 half time lead.

    Anderson Alves then completed the scoring fourteen minutes from time before Oshoala was withdrawn in the closing stages of the game.

    The win keeps Barcelona in the second position with 60 points, three behind Atletico Madrid which has played a game less.

    After a below-par outing at the 2018 AWCON in Ghana, Oshoala has rediscovered her shooting boots and her goals are now expected to propel the Falcons at the Women’s World Cup in France in June.