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| Oshoala Wins Bbc Women's Footballer Of The Year by bokohalal(m): 3:38pm On May 26, 2015 |
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award: Asisat Oshoala wins Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. The 20-year-old forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service, voted for by football fans around the world. She beat Spain's Veronica Boquete, German Nadine Kessler, Scot Kim Little and Brazilian Marta to the honour. "I would like to say thank you to the BBC, to my fans around the world and to everyone who voted," she said. The award is the first of its kind hosted by a global broadcaster. Asisat Oshoala Oshoala signed for Liverpool Ladies in January 2015 Oshoala, who was the youngest player to be shortlisted, was the tournament's leading scorer and was voted best player at the Under-20s World Cup in Canada last summer. Her performances led Nigeria to the final, where they were narrowly beaten by Germany and she was also a major influence in the senior Nigeria team who won the African Women's Championship in October. That ensured their qualification for this summer's World Cup in Canada, which begins on 6 June with full coverage on the BBC. Oshoala said the honour was a big lift for Nigeria ahead of the World Cup and would help inspire young players in her homeland. She said: "It's a really good thing for us as a team because we now know that we have something great and now we want to go at the trophy. We can do it, we did it in 2014 we can also do it this year as well. "There is going to be a lot of motivation for women's football in Nigeria now because of this award because there are a lot of fans out there. Play media Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: Asisat Oshoala profile "Support for women's football in Nigeria is now growing very high. "I know my Liverpool Ladies coach is going to be happy right now. Before I left the UK he called me and said to me 'don't worry I hope you win the award and we're going to celebrate it when you come back'." Oshoala signed for Liverpool Ladies in January 2015, becoming the first African to feature in the Women's Super League, with manager Matt Beard calling her "one of the world's top young footballers". Mary Hockaday, controller of BBC World Service English, paid tribute to Oshoala. "At still only 20, she's proved herself a formidable talent on the pitch," she said. "I'm proud BBC World Service is supporting the women's game and thrilled with the interest in the award." Shortlist for award Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Liverpool; Veronica Boquete (Spain & FFC Frankfurt); Nadine Kessler (Germany & VFL Wolfsburg); Kim Little (Scotland & Seattle Reign FC) and Marta (Brazil & FC Rosengard) |
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BBC Sport Home Page Football All Sport Home Football Formula 1 Cricket Rugby U Tennis Golf Athletics Cycling Open All Sport menu Women's Football Results Fixtures Tables Live Scores All Teams Leagues & Cups Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala 26 May 2015 Last updated at 14:30 GMT Share BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award: Asisat Oshoala wins Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. The 20-year-old forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service, voted for by football fans around the world. She beat Spain's Veronica Boquete, German Nadine Kessler, Scot Kim Little and Brazilian Marta to the honour. "I would like to say thank you to the BBC, to my fans around the world and to everyone who voted," she said. The award is the first of its kind hosted by a global broadcaster. Asisat Oshoala Oshoala signed for Liverpool Ladies in January 2015 Oshoala, who was the youngest player to be shortlisted, was the tournament's leading scorer and was voted best player at the Under-20s World Cup in Canada last summer. Her performances led Nigeria to the final, where they were narrowly beaten by Germany and she was also a major influence in the senior Nigeria team who won the African Women's Championship in October. That ensured their qualification for this summer's World Cup in Canada, which begins on 6 June with full coverage on the BBC. Oshoala said the honour was a big lift for Nigeria ahead of the World Cup and would help inspire young players in her homeland. She said: "It's a really good thing for us as a team because we now know that we have something great and now we want to go at the trophy. We can do it, we did it in 2014 we can also do it this year as well. "There is going to be a lot of motivation for women's football in Nigeria now because of this award because there are a lot of fans out there. Play media Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: Asisat Oshoala profile "Support for women's football in Nigeria is now growing very high. "I know my Liverpool Ladies coach is going to be happy right now. Before I left the UK he called me and said to me 'don't worry I hope you win the award and we're going to celebrate it when you come back'." Oshoala signed for Liverpool Ladies in January 2015, becoming the first African to feature in the Women's Super League, with manager Matt Beard calling her "one of the world's top young footballers". Mary Hockaday, controller of BBC World Service English, paid tribute to Oshoala. "At still only 20, she's proved herself a formidable talent on the pitch," she said. "I'm proud BBC World Service is supporting the women's game and thrilled with the interest in the award." Shortlist for award Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Liverpool; Veronica Boquete (Spain & FFC Frankfurt); Nadine Kessler (Germany & VFL Wolfsburg); Kim Little (Scotland & Seattle Reign FC) and Marta (Brazil & FC Rosengard) Also related to this story Liverpool sign Nigerian prospect 23 Jan 2015 Women's Football Houghton signs new Man City contract 26 May 2015 Women's Football Reid's tale of triumph and tragedy 26 May 2015 Golf Football commentaries 06 Feb 2015 Football Listen to audio In Short: Best of 5 live Sport 03 Nov 2014 Sport How to get into Football 02 Dec 2014 Get Inspired Share this story Share |
| Re: Oshoala Wins Bbc Women's Footballer Of The Year by adeayaade: 4:05pm On May 26, 2015 |
This is great! Congrats to her |
| Re: Oshoala Wins Bbc Women's Footballer Of The Year by obontami: 5:00pm On May 26, 2015 |
This girl is making us proud since 704bc |
| Re: Oshoala Wins Bbc Women's Footballer Of The Year by walemoney007(m): 5:20pm On May 26, 2015 |
If toh say dis gal nah igbo gal.we for don dey hear words lik we dont blong to Nigria,we r biafrans...lol 1 Like |
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