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1st African woman to win Champions League medal

1st African woman to win Champions League medal

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER NIGERIAN striker Asisat Oshoala became the first African Woman to lift the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) trophy as her Barcelona team trounced English Champions Chelsea 4-0. Oshoala has made history by lifting Nigeria atop the mantle of having both male and female UEFA Champions League winners (Nwankwo Kanu, Findi George, and John Obi Mikel).   Source: Twitter Barcelona’s women’s team were dominant throughout the season winning 26 Spanish La Liga games -without losing or sharing the spoils in a single fixture- and conceding a grand total of five league goals. https://twitter.com/oluwashina/status/1394230179703267329 Oshoala firmly cements her name at…
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Nigerian striker makes Champions League history

Nigerian striker makes Champions League history

BOITUMELO RANTAO NIGERIAN striker Emuidzhi Oghiabekhva has become the first African player to top the goal-scoring charts in the UEFA Women’s champions league. The 30-year-old striker, who currently plays football for FC Minsk in the Belarus Premier League, netted 10 goals in seven appearances during the 2019/2020 Champions League season. She will, however, share the UEFA golden boot award with two other players who scored the same number of goals. Arsenal’s Vivian Miedema and Breidablik’s Bjorg Borvaldsdottir recorded the same goalscoring feat at the conclusion of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, which was won by French team Lyon. Oghiabekhva has…
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