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Oshoala scores a brace against her former club as Barca defeats Arsenal 2-5.

Barcelona defeated English champions Arsenal 2-5 in a pre-season friendly at Meadow Park in Hertfordshire, England yesterday night. Asisat Oshoala scored a brace, while new Barca striker Caroline Graham Hansen provided 3 assists.


Bad start.

Barca dominated possession from the start against a very tight Arsenal defence. The cules had goal scoring opportunities for Oshoala and Alexia, but they were not able to convert their chances. In fact it was the home team that drew first blood via a powerful shot by McCabe in the 36th minute (1-0).


The reaction from Barcelona was instant, and in just one minute, the Lluís Cortés trained girls scored two goals to overturn the scoreline and go to the break with the lead. First Patri Guijarro scored (1-1, minute 44), and later Oshoala scored (1-2, minute 45) after a great assist by Graham Hansen.


Barca kept up the pressure right from the resumption of the game and Oshoala scored again 5 minutes into the second half (1-3, minute 50). Alexia had played a powerful shot at goal which was knocked out by Arsenal's goalkeeper Zinsberger, but Oshoala fired the rebound into the goal.


Barça's coach rang the changes and one of the substitutes, Claudia Pina, scored the fourth goal off another great assist by Graham (1-4 minutes 70).


Little scored from the penalty spot for Arsenal(2-4, minute 76), but even so, Barça followed with a counter attack and again Claudia Pina - with another assist from Graham - took advantage of Barca's passing game to score the final goal (2-5, minute 81).



Details.

Arsenal 2 - 5 Barça

Arsenal: Zinsberger, Veje (Quinn, min. 66), Beattie (Mitchell, min. 66), Williamson, Van de Donk (Schnadebeck, min. 66), Little, Miedema, Roord, McCabe, Maier, Mead

Barça: Paños (Gemma Font, min. 61), Maria León (Melanie, min. 72), Marta Torrejón (Jana Fernández, min. 84), Mariona, Hamraoui (Aitana, min. 46), Alexia (Vicky Losada, min. 60), Patri (Paula G., min. 87), Graham (Arola A., min. 87), A. Pereira (Laia Codina, min. 72), Oshoala (C. Pina, min. 62), Falcón (Leila, min. 60). 

Goals: 1-0, McCabe (min. 36); 1-1, Patri Guijarro (min. 44); 1-2, Oshoala (min. 45); 1-3, Oshoala (min. 50); 1-4, Claudia Pina (min. 70); 2-4, Little (min. 76, p.) i 2-5, Claudia Pina (min. 81).

Referee: Kirsty Dowle

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Video.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMdnsz5pcDo

Arsenal are statistically the most successful club in English women's football, holding the records for most titles won in each domestic competition they have played in. The club have won 15 League titles, 14 FA Women's Cup, 5 FA WSL Cups, 10 Women's Premier League Cups, 5 FA Women's Community Shield, and are the only English club to win the UEFA Women's Champions League. In the 2006–07 season, the club became the first in the history of women's football to achieve the continental European sextuple.

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FC Robo (2013)

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Liverpool (2015)
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Arsenal (2016)
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Dalian (2017-2018)
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Barcelona (2019-2022)
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1) The golden ball for being the best player at the 2014 FIFA Under 20 World Cup.
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2) The golden boot for being the highest goal scorer at the 2014 FIFA Under 20 World Cup.
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3) The golden ball for being the best player at the 2014 African Women's Nations Cup. She also won the silver boot for being the second highest goal scorer at the tournament (second to Desire Oparanozie).
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4) The golden boot for being the highest goal scorer at the 2016 African Women's Nations Cup.
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Also

1) highest goal scorer in the Nigerian Women’s League (2013)

2) Winner of the Nigerian Women’s League (with River’s Angels) (2014).

3) Winner of the Nigerian Women’s Cup (2013 and 2014)

4) Winner of the English FA Women’s Cup (2016)

5) Winner of the Chinese Women’s Super League 2017 & 2018.

6) Highest goal scorer in the Chinese Women’s Super League (2017).

7) Winner of the Chinese Women’s Super-Cup (2017)

8 ) Winner of the Copa Catalunya (2019).

9) Winner of the Spanish Women’s Super-Cup (2020).

10) BBC (World) Women’s Player of the Year (2015)

11) African Women’s Player of the Year (2014, 2016, 2017 & 2019)

12) Winner of the African Women’s Nations Cup (2014, 2016 & 2018).

13) 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League silver medallist (she scored in the final).

14) Winner of the Spanish Women's League (2020)

15) Second highest goal scorer in the Spanish Women's League 2020 (20 goals)

16) Second African woman to score in 2 World Cups.

17) Barcelona Femeni's highest goal scorer in 2020 (29 goals)

Kyari Mourns Festus Marinho, Pioneer MD of NNPC

…Says His Achievements Will Be Beacon of Inspiration for Generations 

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has lamented the death of the pioneer Managing Director of the Corporation, Chief Festus Remi Ayodele Marinho.

A press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, stated that Chief Marinho, who passed away yesterday, was the first and only Managing Director of the defunct Nigerian National Oil Corporation (NNOC) - the forerunner of NNPC - and the only one who served twice as Group Managing Director of NNPC having served from 1977-1979 and 1984-1985 respectively. His last appointment was made by President Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State.

In a condolence message to the family of the late NNPC boss, Mallam Kyari described Chief Marinho as “the Father of Oil & Gas Industry in Nigeria” because of the pioneering roles he played in the crafting of the institutional framework, infrastructural development and international best practices being used in the Corporation till date.  

“His role in refinery and pipeline construction and human capacity development are all testimonies of his contribution to national development,” Mallam Kyari stated.

He said Chief Marinho’s visionary leadership provided the foundation for what has come to be known as “Nigerian content”, adding that his achievements in the Corporation would be a beacon and inspiration for many future generations of staff and leaders. 

“He was indeed a rare gem and we will surely miss his wisdom and wealth of experience,” the GMD stated.


Dr. Kennie Obateru

Group General Manager

Group Public Affairs Division,

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

NNPC Towers, Abuja.

20th January 2020.