Asisat Oshoala: Barcelona star named in Primera Iberdola team of the season
- Asisat Oshoala has been rewarded for her 20 goals in the Primera Iberdola this season
- The Super Falcons’ forward was named in the team of the season
- Oshoala helped Barcelona Ladies to clinch their first title in five years
Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala has been named in the Spanish Primera Iberdola team of the season having ended the competition with a remarkable 20 goals.
The 25-year-old was instrumental as her goals helped the Barcelona Ladies clinch the 2019/2020 title for the first time in five years.
Oshoala won her maiden Spanish Primera Iberdrola title with Barcelona Femeni as the country's football body crowned the Catalan club champions following their inability to conclude the season due to deadly coronavirus.
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A statement released by the Royal Spanish Football Federation revealed that the body made attempts to wrap up the season but their failure to meet government's on health guidelines compounded their problems.
The 25-year-old who failed to win league titles during her reign with Liverpool and Arsenal ladies has now achieved her dream.
Though she gave her best after arriving on loan initially from Dalian Quanjian to help the team win the league, they ended up behind the winners despite managing 11 goals in all competitions.
However, after signing a permanent deal with the club, the former Rivers Angels star scored 20 goals in 19 appearances for Barcelona before the league was eventually canceled.
Oshoala also won the Copa Catalunya and Super Women’s Cup with Barcelona Ladies during the season.
Her Barcelona team-mates; Sandra Panos, Mapi Leon, Marian Torrejon, Patri Guijarro were also included in the team of the season. Other two are, Jenni Hermoso and Graham Hansen.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Super Falcons star Francisca Ordega has claimed that Nigeria’s music artiste Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, is her lover, brila.net reports.
The Shanghai Shenhua of China star made this revelation when she was asked what comes to her mind anytime she hears the name of the singer.
Former Washington Spirit forward also explained further that female footballers get body-shamed because of their physique, but she takes time-out to be as fashionable as possible when she steps on to the pitch.
The 26-year-old who has featured in 26 games for the Super Falcons since 2010 scoring 7 goals also used the opportunity to thank her parents, who according to her, supported her dreams to becoming a footballer.
‘Franny’ as she is fondly called says she wishes to play at the Olympics before retirement, but admitted that playing at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final would be her wildest dream.
Just recently, Ordega took as taken to social media to share awesome photo of the new house she built for her lovely mother.
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