Asisat Oshoala's Priceless Reaction Moment Sadio Mane Was Mentioned African Best Player Spotted

Asisat Oshoala's Priceless Reaction Moment Sadio Mane Was Mentioned African Best Player Spotted

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:07 PM
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  • Asisat Oshoala is a big fan of Sadio Mane and that was seen by her reaction when he was named Africa's best player at the CAF awards
  • The former Liverpool player retained his crown at the awards in Rabat, Morocco on Thursday evening
  • Asisat Oshoala made it a record fifth African female footballer of the year at ceremony two days ago

Nigeria female football queen, Asistat Oshoala, could not contain her joy after Senegal's Sadio Mane was named the best male footballer at the CAF awards on Thursday night.

Oshoala, who plays for Barcelona's female team, retained her crown as the best on the continent to win the award for a fifth time.

In a video posted on social media, Oshoala is seen jubilating as CAF President Patrice Motsepe announced Mane as the best African player.

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Asisat Oshoala has been spotted celebrating Mane's Africa Player of the Year award. Credit: @CAF_Online
Source: Twitter

Sadio Mane was winning the award for the second time after first claiming it in 2019, before COVID-19 forced a two-year hiatus.

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Meanwhile, Asisat Oshoala set a new record by winning the female footballer of the year for the fifth time.

Oshoala missed most of Nigeria's games at the Women's Africa Cup if Nations due to injury.

Asistat Oshoala reveals excitement after winning best player at CAF awards

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Nigerian striker Asisat Oshoala has thanked all the people who have helped her journey as a footballer after winning her 5th award on Thursday night, 21 July, at the CAF award.

It was an incredible night for the Super Falcons star who has now recorded her name in the history books of African football considering her records and performances.

According to the video spotted on Twitter, the Barcelona superstar thanked her teammates in Spain and those who are in Morocco for the 2022 AWCON.

Zambia beat Nigeria to finish third at WAFCON

The She-polopolo of Zambia have emerged third at the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco following their 1-0 win over the Super Falcons of Nigeria on Friday night.

The lone goal of the encounter came in the 29th minute after the ball came off the woodwork to hit goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and into her own net.

Nigeria will leave the tournament having secured an automatic ticket to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup to be hosted in Australia and New Zealand.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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