Oshoala Stripped of Super Falcons' Captaincy as Mighty Reason Emerges

• Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala will no longer be the captain of the Super Falcons of Nigeria following directives from the NFF
• Strong defender Onome Ebi has been named as the new captain of the Super Falcons and will lead them against Canada
• Oshoala has been playing for the Super Falcons of Nigeria since 2013 and the striker has scored 29 goals

Asisat Oshoala has been stripped of the Super Falcons' captaincy 30 months after being handed the armband by former coach of the Nigeria's women senior national team Chris Danjuma.

In September 2019, Chris Danjuma took the Super Falcons' armband from Desire Oparanozie due to her fallout with those in charge of the Nigerian Football Federation.

Desire Oparanozie made some comments which did not go well with the country's football chiefs and an order was sent for her to be stripped of the captaincy.

Luckily for Asisat Oshoala, she was named the captain of the Super Falcons inspired the Nigerian women team to Turkish Women's Cup triumph.

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Why was Asisat Oshoala stripped Super Falcons' captaincy?

According to the report on Sportsnewsafrica, the Nigerian Football authorities gave the directives and passed it to Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum ahead of their friendly with Canadian women national team.

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The report added that strong defender Onome Ebi has been introduced as the new captain of the Super Falcons considering her being an experienced player.

Onome Ebi begins her reign as the new captain of the Super Falcons against Canada in Vancouver while CSKA Moscow forward Ordega will remain the assistant.

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Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Roberto Calenda who is the agent of Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen dismissed reports linking the Nigerian star with a move to the Premier League claiming his client is fine at Napoli.

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Victor Osimhen has been impressive this season for Napoli as the Nigerian and his teammates are in the race for the Serie A title even though they are currently occupying second position on the table.

Premier League clubs like Newcastle United, Manchester United and Watford are all said to be monitoring Victor Osimhen and would move for the Nigerian striker in the summer.

Roberto Calenda made it clear that Victor Osimhen's target is to continue scoring for Napoli and he is not worried about speculation.