Friday, 5 June 2015

Can superstar Asisat Oshoala help Nigeria win the Women’s World Cup?

The Women’s World Cup starts on Sunday, and Canada is feverish with excitement. In the past week we’ve also been inundated with America’’s insistence that they have now saved global soccer (insert self-praising #FIFAgate articles), and that their women’s team must avenge the loss suffered by their male-counterparts in Brazil last year.
The USA are joint pre-tournament favorites with Germany. Brazil are also likely to be strong. Africa is represented by Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria.
The top women’s team in Africa, Nigeria, are coming to this tournament ready to win. The Falconets have qualified for every World Cup. Their talented squad also boasts BBC’s inaugural Female Footballer of the Year award winner, Asisat Oshoala. Oshoala is a 20-year-old forward who plays her club football for Liverpool (check this brilliant recent goal).

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