Asisat Oshoala is 100% focused on Arsenal Ladies and is not planning to quit the club for a Chinese club.
Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala has debunked reports linking her with a move away from Arsenal Ladies to a club in China.
Oshoala joined English Women’s Super League (WSL) side Arsenal Ladies in January 2016 and won the Women’s FA Cup in his first season.
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Asisat Oshoala won the Women's FA Cup with Arsenal Ladies in 2016 (Asisat Oshoala/Twitter)
There have been reports that she has accepted a huge offer from a Chinese side but the reigning African Women’s Player of the Year, says she is 100% focused at Arsenal Ladies.
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Asisat Oshoala is the reigning African Women's Player of the Year (NAN)
“I’m 100% at my club, Arsenal Ladies, I do not know the source of the report that I’m moving to China,” she told SuperSport.
“I’m
100% Arsenal Ladies nothing more than that I’m on a break in Nigeria, a
longer break after a major championship, Africa Women Cup of Nations in
Cameroon.”
Oshoala was part of the Super Falcons squad that won the 2016 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) their eighth in total.
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Asisat Oshoala won the 2016 Africa Women's Cup of Nations title with the Super Falcons (Twitter/Asisat Oshoala)
After
being named the 2016 CAF African Player of the Year, the 22-year-old
promised to impact up and coming women footballers in the country.
“I feel really happy and excited winning the African best player award for the second time,” she added.
“I will continue to work hard to steadily better my previously performances both at club and national levels.
“Of course, I have charity work as well as foundation aimed at helping the upcoming player.
“I hold a yearly U17 football championship as a way of giving back to the society and the younger ones.
“I will continue to do my best to ensure more ‘Oshoalas’ are discovered and brought to football limelight.”
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Asisat Oshoala annual invitational tournament in Lagos (Instagram/Asisat Oshoala )
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At
her annual Asisat Oshoala’s invitational football competition held on
Monday, December 26, 2016, the Arsenal Ladies rewarded the winners with
the sum of N200, 000, N140, 000 for the second place teams and N100, 000
for the third place team.
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