Nigeria: Oshoala Gunning for Fourth Title As Chukwueze Battles Osimhen for Young Player Honour

7 January 2020

In the absence of any Super Eagles players amongst the trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez in the final shortlist for African Footballer of the Year to be crowned this evening in Egypt, Nigerians can take consolation in Asisat Oshoala clinching a fourth title as the best female player in the continent.

However, Oshoala has the duo of South African Thembi Kgatlana and Cameroon's Ajara Nchout Njoya to contend with in the race to matching the record set by Perpetua Nkwocha in 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011.

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