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Oshoala, Falcons dominate African Women at CAF Awards
Nigeria international and Arsenal ladies striker Asisat Oshoala was named the 2016 African Female Footballer of the Year at the Glo CAF Awards ceremony in Abuja on Thursday.
The 22-year-old, who scored six goals at the last African Women championship, beat the duo of Cameroonian Gabrielle Ouguene and Ghanaian Elizabeth Addo to win the prestigious award.
Oshoala won the annual football award in 2014 after finishing as top scorer at the 2014 Women AFCON, but was dethroned the following year by the Cameroonian forward, Gaelle Enganamouit.
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Also in the other women category, for winning yet another African Women Cup of Nations, Nigeria’s Super Falcons were named Women’s National Team of the Year for their record eighth title win in Cameroon in December, 2016.
Apparently, Oshoala’s contribution towards Super Falcons’ success story at the tournament in Cameroon as well as her pivotal role at the English women top-flight side, Arsenal Ladies, won her the overwhelming votes for the prize.
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