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Africa’s most decorated women’s footballer and a European champion
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Asisat Oshoala announced herself at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, winning both the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot as Nigeria reached the final.
She has since won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with the Super Falcons and a record six African Women’s Footballer of the Year awards. With Barcelona she became the first African to score in a UEFA Women’s Champions League final, in 2019, and lifted the trophy in 2021.
Career milestones
Trace the moments, achievements and milestones that have defined the journey.
Career timeline
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1990s–2010sFootball
Olympic gold, Atlanta 1996; two-time African Footballer of the Year
1990s–2000sFootball
Africa Cup of Nations winner 1994; Olympic gold, Atlanta 1996
2010s–PresentFootball
African Footballer of the Year 2023; U-17 World Cup winner 2015
Football
Scored Nigeria’s first FIFA World Cup goal; Africa Cup of Nations winner 1994
Football
Africa Cup of Nations winner 1980, scoring twice in the final
1990s–2000sAthletics
Olympic long jump gold, Atlanta 1996: Nigeria’s first Olympic champion
