Nigerian star, Asisat Oshoala, has emerged as the 2019 Female African Player of the Year
Below are 10 facts you may not know about her
1. Asisat Lamina Oshoala was born on 9 October 1994.
2. She is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Spanish side FC Barcelona Femenà in the Primera División as a forward.
3. She was named best player and was the highest goal scorer at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
4. She was also named best player and second top goalscorer with the Super Falcons team who won the 2014 African Women's Championship.
5. On 23 January 2015, Oshoala joined Liverpool Ladies. Liverpool manager, Matt Beard called her "one of the best young players in the world".Although rumours had linked her with other clubs, she was very happy to join Liverpool.
6. Oshoala missed two months of the 2015 season with a knee injury, as defending champions Liverpool finished seventh of eight teams. In January 2016 Liverpool reported that a transfer bid from Arsenal Ladies had activated the release clause in Oshoala's contract and that she was discussing personal terms with the London club.
7. On 10 February 2017, Chinese club Dalian Quanjian F.C. officially signed Oshoala.
8. On 31 January 2019, Spanish club FC Barcelona Femenà signed Oshoala on a loan deal until the end of the season. She scored Barcelona's only goal in a 4–1 defeat to Lyon in the 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final.
9. She was named the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2015.
10. In September 2014 Oshoala was made a Member of the Order of the Niger by President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan.
11. Oshoala incurred the wrath of her parents when she dropped out of school to pursue a football career
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