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The striker has been recognised after playing a key role in Barcelona’s title-winning season in Spain.<\/p>\n
Nigeria and Barcelona talisman Asisat Oshoala has been named the 2022 African Women\u2019s Player of the Year at the Caf Awards ceremony in Rabat on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old picked the award ahead of Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon and Inter Milan) and Zambia international Grace Chanda (Zambia and BIIK Kazygurt).<\/p>\n
With this, she becomes the first African to win this prestigious for a record five times, overtaking Perpetua Nkwocha who claimed the accolade on\u00a0four occasions.<\/p>\n
The 2021-22 campaign was arguably Oshoala\u2019s best yet as she played a key role in her Spanish side\u2019s treble charge \u2013 the Spanish Women’s Super Cup, Copa de la Reina and the Primera Division.<\/p>\n
Although, she missed a couple of matches due to injury, that did not stop her from emerging as league joint-top scorer after netting 20 goals in 19 league appearances to share the award with Brazilian Geyse Ferreira, who managed the same number of goals in 27 appearances for Madrid CFF.<\/p>\n
Impressively, she scored a hat-trick against Real Betis and a double versus Real Sociedad, Valencia, Villarreal, and Real Betis.<\/p>\n
In the Copa de la Reina, she scored in her only appearance in the tournament against Real Madrid.<\/p>\n
Her side could have won a quadruple, but Barcelona lost 3-1 to Olympique Lyonnais at the Juventus Stadium in Turin.<\/p>\n
Internationally, she contributed little as she did not score a single goal for the Super Falcons in the period under review.<\/p>\n
To make things worse, she was ruled out of Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations 2022 with Nigeria through injury after suffering a medial collateral ligament strain in the West African\u2019s 2-1 defeat to South Africa in Rabat.<\/p>\n
Oshoala is the fourth Nigerian to land the women’s version of the award, following in the footsteps of Mercy Akide (2001), Nkwocha (2004, 2005, 2010 & 2011) and Cynthia Uwak (2006 & 2007).<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Awards in Full<\/strong><\/p>\n Club of the Year (Women)\u00a0\u2013 Mamelodi Sundowns \u00a0 Source: Goal<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Video\n<\/p>\n
Interclub Player of the Year (Women)\u00a0– Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies\/Alvaldsnes)
Young Player of the Year (Women)\u00a0– Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies\/Alvaldsnes)
Coach of the Year (Women)\u00a0–\u00a0Desiree Ellis (South Africa)<\/p>\n\n
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