Photo Diary: Asisat Oshoala Rock Liverpool
Since Asisat
Oshoala, the Rivers Angel moved over to Liverpool the spotlight has continued to beam on her.
This is the
best of times for the Nigerian rising star, popularly known as 'Superzee.' Oshoala is just painting the town red.
Let her photos tell the story.
Asisat Oshoala signed for Liverpool
Ladies, the first African footballer to join the EnglishWomen’s Super League, the
story was not just huge in Nigeria but all over Africa.
“The transfer made big headlines,” Oshoala: “I never
thought it would be as big a deal as that. When the news broke it went all over
the African countries, I had journalists trying to contact me from all over.”
Oshoala wears No 14 shirt, She was unveiled after she put pen on paper.
Oshoala: “I liked the style of them,” she says of the club,
whose matches she had followed online at home in Lagos. “It’s a team I’ve been
longing to play for, I like to follow their games, and their league – the men
as well. I also happen to be a Liverpool fan so it was easy for me to pick
Liverpool.”
When the women’s team was invited to watch the
men train at Melwood, and Oshoala’s Instagram account was peppered with selfies
alongside Mario Balotelli, Daniel Sturridge and Kolo Touré.
Oshoala scored in her debut at the women super league. Watch out for Ebony queen, more is come in following days.
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