Super Falcons and Barcelona forward, Asisat Oshoala, has been voted the greatest Nigerian female player of all time.
In a poll conducted by the Confederation of African Football, (CAF) and published on CAF’s women’s verified Twitter handle, @CAFwomen, Osohola was announced as the greatest female player to emerge from Nigeria.
She beat off competition from legendary Nigerian female stars Mercy Akide, Perpetual Nkwocha and Cynthia Uwak.
After the conclusion of the polls, Oshoala got 53 per cent of the total votes, Nkwocha was second with 31 per cent, Akide with 14 per cent and Uwak with just one per cent.
Oshoala was part of the Barcelona side that clinched a first ever UEFA Women’s Champions League title, defeating Chelsea 4 – 0 to do so.
She also becomes the first female African footballer to do so.
