By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has recognised Asisat Oshoala’s rise to stardom ahead of the upcoming 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Prompt News reports.
Oshoala made her first appearance at the 2014 edition of the WAFCON finals in Namibia.
The then young forward helped the Super Falcons win the title by scoring four times in the competition.
The Bay FC star was also named Player of the
Tournament.
In its countdown to the WAFCON 2024 finals in Morocco, applauded the 30-year-old’s lasting legacy.
“While Nigeria’s name is already etched in gold in the tournament’s record books, it was in 2014 that a new name burst onto the scene and never looked back. That of a 20-year-old forward—relatively unknown at the time—who left an indelible mark on the tournament hosted in Namibia,” CAF wrote in their countdown to Morocco 2024.
“That edition proved to be her springboard. Leading the line for the Super Falcons, Asisat Oshoala scored four goals, provided key assists, and quickly established herself as the most influential player of the tournament. In the final, she helped Nigeria defeat Cameroon 2-0 to lift the title—Nigeria’s seventh Women’s AFCON crown. Oshoala, for her part, was named the tournament’s Best Player.”
She has won the WAFCON title three times with the Super Falcons.
