Asisat Lamina Oshoala (born 9 October 1994) is a Nigerian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
National Women's Soccer League
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(NWSL) club
Bay FC
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and the
Nigeria national team. She is widely regarded as one of the best female players in
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's rugby union
...
of her generation. She is one of the most celebrated African female footballers of all time, having won
African Women's Footballer of the Year
African Women Footballer of the Year, an annual award for Africa's best female football player. It is awarded by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in December each year. Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala has won the award a record six times. Th ...
a record six times.
Oshoala previously played for English clubs
Arsenal
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and
Liverpool
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, Chinese club
Dalian
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, and Nigerian clubs
Rivers Angels
Rivers Angels F.C. (formerly Larry Angels F.C.) is a Nigerian professional football club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State in Nigeria. They play in the Nigeria Women Premier League, the top flight in the national female soccer league pyramid ...
and
FC Robo
FC Robo Queens is a Nigerian women's association football club based in Mushin, Lagos and a member of the Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL). They have competed in the Nigeria Women Premier League, the highest division for women association f ...
. She won the
2015 FA Women's Cup with Arsenal; two league championships and a cup title with Dalian; and the
2019–20 Copa de la Reina and
2019–20 Supercopa de España Femenina
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with Barcelona. In 2019, she became the first African player to score a goal in a
UEFA Women's Champions League
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...
final. On 16 May 2021, Oshoala became the first African woman to win the UEFA Champions League, after Barcelona defeated Chelsea 4–0 in the
finals
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.
The following season, she became the first African woman to win the
Primera División's
Pichichi Trophy
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, and in August 2022 became the first African woman nominated to the
Ballon d'Or Féminin
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Overview
The Ballon d'Or ...
. In 2024, she became the first African player to win the UEFA Champions League three times.
Oshoala was the highest goal scorer at the
2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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and was named the best player at the tournament. She was also named the best player and second highest goal scorer with the
Super Falcons
The Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's association football, women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa's most s ...
team who won the
2014 African Women's Championship
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.
In September 2014, Oshoala was made a
Member of the Order of the Niger
The Order of the Niger (OON) is the second highest national award in Nigeria. It was instituted in 1963 and is junior to the Order of the Federal Republic, the highest order of merit in the country.
Award
The two highest honours, the Grand Com ...
by
President of Nigeria
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Goodluck Jonathan
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. In 2021, she was named in the
Forbes 30 Under 30
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.
She is popularly called “Àgba Baller”, which means in her local parlance, “Legendary Footballer”.
In July 2023, after her group stage heroics against
Australia
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in the
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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, Oshoala saw a massive increase in her
Instagram
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followership which made her become the first African female footballer to have a million followers on the social media platform.
Club career
Liverpool: 2015–2016
On 23 January 2015, Oshoala joined
Liverpool
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in England's
Women's Super League
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. The club's manager,
Matt Beard
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, called her "one of the best young players in the world". Although rumours had linked her with other clubs, she was very happy to join Liverpool. She was the first player from an African nation to compete in the top women's league in England.
Despite missing two months of the
2015 season with a knee injury, Oshoala scored three goals in the nine games in which she played as defending champions Liverpool finished in seventh place. Her first goal of the season was the game-opener of a 2–1 win against Birmingham City on April 1.
During the club's 2–1 win over Manchester City, she scored the game-opening goal in the tenth minute. She scored the club's third goal of a 3–1 win against Arsenal on 12 July.
In January 2016, Liverpool reported that a transfer bid from
Arsenal
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had activated the release clause in Oshoala's contract and that she was discussing personal terms with the London club.
Arsenal: 2016–2017
In March 2016, Oshoala signed with Arsenal.
Arsenal manager,
Pedro Losa said of her signing, "Asisat is a fantastic talent and will be a great addition to our squad. She is quick, with excellent feet and has proven she can score goals so it's very positive she has decided to join us."
Oshoala helped Arsenal win the
2016 FA Women's Cup Final on 14 May.
The win marked the club's 14th title. Oshoala made 13 appearances for the club during the
2016 season and scored two goals.
She scored the game-winning goal in the 2–0 win against Notts County on 28 August. Arsenal finished in third place with a record.
Dalian Quanjian: 2017–2019
On 10 February 2017, Oshoala signed with Chinese club
Dalian
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(大连女子足球俱乐部). During the
2017 season, she scored 12 goals helping Dalian Quanjian win the league championship. She was awarded the league's Golden Boot award for most goals scored.
The same year, she scored four goals during the
2017 Women's Super Cup and helped the club defeat Shanghai 5–3 to win the championship.
In October 2018, she helped the club win the league championship for the second consecutive year.
FC Barcelona: 2019–2024
On 31 January 2019, Spanish club
FC Barcelona Femení
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signed Oshoala on a loan deal until the end of the season. On May 31, 2019, Barcelona announced her full transfer to the club and extension until 2022.
She scored seven goals in her seven appearances for the club during the
2018–19 season.
Barcelona finished in second place during the regular season with a record.
Oshoala scored Barcelona's only goal in a 4–1 defeat to Lyon in the
2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. She was the first African (and Nigerian) to score in a Champions League Final.
During the
2019–20 season, Oshoala scored 20 goals in her 19 appearances for Barcelona.
She scored her first goals of the season with a brace against Atlético Madrid on 19 September 2019. In October, she scored another brace against Madrid lifting Barcelona to a 4–0 win. On January 11, 2020, Oshoala scored four goals in a 6–0 win against CD Tacon. Barcelona finished in first place during the regular season with an undefeated record. Oshoala's 20 goals ranked second in the league following teammate
Jenni Hermoso
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with 23.
Oshoala scored the game-opening goal in the fourth minute of the
2019–20 Copa de la Reina semi-finals against Seville. She provided assists on two the goals to lift Barcelona to a 6–0 win. Barcelona defeated Logroño 3–0 to clinch the championship.
On 21 August 2020, Oshoala provided the assist for
Kheira Hamraoui
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Club career Youth career
Hamraoui began her football career wi ...
's game-winning goal in the
2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League
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The competition was postponed ...
quarter-final against Atlético Madrid lifting Barcelona to the semi-final.
On 24 March 2021, Oshoala scored the game-winning goal in the team's 3–0 win over Manchester City during the first leg of the
2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 20th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 12th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The final was held at the Gam ...
quarterfinals. On 16 May 2021, Oshoala became the first African woman to win the UEFA Champions League, after coming on in the 71st minute of the finals with Barcelona defeating Chelsea 4–0.
On 10 March 2022, Oshoala signed a two-year contract extension that would keep her at Barcelona until 30 June 2024.
During her time at Barcelona, Oshoala made 162 appearances and scored 117 goals, becoming the fourth highest goalscorer in the club's history and won 14 trophies which included two
trebles.
Having taken part in all competitions of Barcelona's 2023–24 season before leaving at the end of January, she also won the team's quadruple.
Bay FC: 2024–present
On , Barcelona and
Bay FC
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announced Oshoala had joined the latter club.
On her
NWSL
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debut, Oshoala scored Bay FC's first goal in the 1–0 victory against
Angel City.
International career
Oshoala's club coach
Edwin Okon
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was serving as the national team
interim manager
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when he gave her a debut senior
cap
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in a
friendly defeat by world champions
Japan
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in September 2013.
Oshoala was named as the best player at the
2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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and was the top goalscorer at the tournament with seven goals. She was also named best player and second top goalscorer with the
Super Falcons
The Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's association football, women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa's most s ...
team who won the
2014 African Women's Championship
The 2014 African Women's Championship, the 11th edition of the tournament, was held in Namibia. This tournament, organized by the Confederation of African Football, was also a qualification tournament for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, with top ...
. She also won the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2015. In September 2014, Oshoala was made a
Member of the Order of the Niger
The Order of the Niger (OON) is the second highest national award in Nigeria. It was instituted in 1963 and is junior to the Order of the Federal Republic, the highest order of merit in the country.
Award
The two highest honours, the Grand Com ...
by
President of Nigeria
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Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and ...
.
On 8 June 2015, Oshoala scored her first
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
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goal when she scored the team's second goal in a 3–3 draw with
Sweden
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in
Winnipeg
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. After the team was defeated 2–0 by Australia and 1–0 by the United States, they did not advance to the knockout stages.
Oshoala was also a member of the Super Falcons team who won the African Women's Championship in 2016 and 2018. She scored three goals in the 2018 Edition in Ghana.
Oshoala vice-captained the Super Falcons at the
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
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in France.
During the team's second group stage match against South Korea, she scored in the 75th minute lifting Nigeria to a 2–0 win. Oshoala was named Player of the Match. Her goal was nominated for Goal of the Tournament by FIFA.
Nigeria finished third in Group A and advanced to the knockout stages where they faced two-time champions
Germany
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and were defeated 3–0 in a controversial match heavily influenced by
video assistant referee
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(VAR).
Oshoala was called up to the Nigeria squad for the
2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
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.
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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.
In the Super Falcons second
group
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stage game against host nation
Australia
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, Oshoala came in as substitute for fellow teammate,
Uchenna Kanu
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Career
On 3 December 2021, Kanu was announced at Tigres UANL. In joini ...
, in the 63rd minute of regulation time and scored the third goal of the match for her team after ten minutes of play. This goal made her the first Super Falcons' player to score at three consecutive FIFA World Cups, having scored in the
2015
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and
2019
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editions and also the first African (and Nigerian) to score at three different FIFA Women's World Cups.
Oshoala was called up to the Nigeria squad for the
2024 Summer Olympics
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.
Style of play
Oshoala found success as a
forward
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for Nigeria's youth teams but made most of her early appearances for the senior national team as an attacking
midfielder
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. She was
nickname
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d "Seedorf" after male footballer
Clarence Seedorf
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and has also been referred to as "Superzee" by her teammates.
Personal life
Oshoala recounts that her parents were not supportive when she dropped out of school to pursue a football career. She is a
Muslim
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.
Oshoala launched the Asisat Oshoala Foundation in 2019 focused on empowering girl footballers in Africa. The foundation hosts the annual Asisat Oshoala Foundation Football4girls tournament in Lagos. She is a
NIKE
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Ambassador. In 2021, she was named to
Forbes 30 Under 30
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.
In October 2021, she was appointed unto FIFA's technical advisory group on the growth and advancement of women's football. The grouped is headed by
Jill Ellis
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and has fellow African
Doreen Nabwire also as a member.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oshoala goal.''
Honours
;Rivers Angels
*
Nigerian Women's Championship: 2014
*
Nigerian Women's Cup
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: 2013, 2014
;Arsenal
*
FA Women's Cup
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:
2015–16
;Dalian Quanjian
*
Chinese Women's Super League
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:
2017
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Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
;FC Barcelona
*
Primera División:
2019–20,
2020–21
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,
2021–22,
2022–23
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,
2023–24
*
UEFA Women's Champions League
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...
:
2020–21
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,
2022–23
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*
Supercopa de España Femenina
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:
2019–20,
2021–22,
2022–23
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,
2023–24
*
Copa de la Reina
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:
2019–20,
2020–21
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,
2021–22
;Nigeria
*
African Women's Championship
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:
2014
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,
2016
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,
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
*
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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runner-up:
2014
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Individual
*
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2015
*
African Women's Footballer of the Year
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: 2014,
2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 2023
*African Women's Youth Player of the Year: 2014
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African Women's Championship
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Golden Ball:
2014
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African Women's Championship
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Golden Boot:
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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Golden Boot:
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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Golden Ball:
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
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Primera División Top scorer:
2021–22
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Chinese Women's Super League
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Top scorer:
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
*IFFHS CAF Best Woman Player of the Decade 2011–2020
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IFFHS All-time Africa Women's Dream Team: 2021
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IFFHS CAF Women's Team of the Decade 2011–2020
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IFFHS Women's CAF Best Player of the Year: 2020, 2021
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IFFHS
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Women's CAF Team of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2023,
*Queen of The Pitch Award: 2014
Orders
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Member of the
Order of the Niger
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Award
The two highest honours, the Gr ...
See also
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List of Nigeria women's international footballers
This is a list of Nigeria women's international footballers who have played for the Nigeria women's national football team since the first match in 1991.
Players
See also
* Nigeria women's national football team
References
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List of Africa Women Cup of Nations hat-tricks
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List of Nike sponsorships
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List of Yoruba people
This is a list of notable Yoruba people.
Film and cinema Nollywood Actors and actresses
Writers and directors
* Biyi Bandele (1967–2022), novelist, playwright and filmmaker
* Kemi Adesoye,Peter ijagbemi screenwriter
* Kemi Adetiba (b. 1 ...
References
External links
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FC Barcelona
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Arsenal W.F.C.
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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Lagos
Rivers Angels F.C. players
Nigeria women's international footballers
Liverpool F.C. Women players
Arsenal W.F.C. players
Nigerian Muslims
Women's association football forwards
Yoruba sportswomen
Women's Super League players
Nigerian women's footballers
21st-century Nigerian sportswomen
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Dalian Quanjian F.C. players
Chinese Women's Super League players
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
FC Barcelona Femení players
Liga F players
Nigerian expatriate women's footballers
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate women's footballers in England
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate women's footballers in China
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
FC Robo players
African Women's Footballer of the Year winners
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Members of the Order of the Niger
Bay FC players
National Women's Soccer League players
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Nigeria
UEFA Women's Champions League–winning players