CAF Awards 2023: Oshoala scoops record sixth African Women’s player of the year

Super Falcons and Barcelona FC Femeni forward, Asisat Oshoala has won a record sixth African Women’s Player of the Year Award.

Oshoala, beat South Africa’s Thembi Klagtlana and Zambia’s Barbara Banda to the award.

The 27-year-old played a key role in Barcelona Femeni’s UEFA Women’s Champions League success last season.

The Barcelona Femeni star becomes the first woman to claim the award for a record sixth time. 

Oshoala was also a 2023 Ballon d’Or nominee.

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