Thursday 8 October 2015

Assisat Oshoala Wins Sports Personality of The Year



Liverpool and Super Falcons striker Assisat Oshoala has added to her long list of personal accolades and trophies.




Asisat Oshoala scores with a solo effort against Sweden at the 2015 Women’s world cup
The Falcon was presented with the Leaderhip sports personality of the year award at the newspaper’s conference/Awards ceremony at the Sheraton hotel in Abuja on Wednesday.

Team administrator of the U-20 women national team, Mrs Faith Ben-Anuge received the award on behalf of the pacy attacker.



Oshoala was awarded the BBC women’s player of the year for 2014 after her efforts at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals in Canada where she was named Most Valuable Player.

She was also named player of the tournament at the 2014 African Women Championship in Namibia, where she was also the second best goalscorer.

Oshoala, who will turn 21 on Friday, also played for Nigeria at this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Canada.

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