Former Nigerian International Fires Warning to Super Eagles Ahead of AFCON Qualifiers

Former Nigerian International Fires Warning to Super Eagles Ahead of AFCON Qualifiers

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:24 PM
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  • Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria is now the fourth highest goalscorer for Spanish club Barcelona Femeni
  • The Super Falcons' striker hit her 95th goal for the club after scoring a hat-trick against Las Planas
  • She doubled the side’s lead and then scored the fifth and sixth goal in the 7-0 rout

Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala scored a hat-trick as Barcelona Femeni defeated Las Planas Femeni 7-0 in the Primera Division on Wednesday.

Oshoala has now taken her tally to 95 goals to become the fourth all-time record scorer for the Catalan giants.

The La Liga Femeni titleholders were too good for their opponents when they met at the Estadi Johan Cruyff in their 15th game of the season.

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Asisat Oshoala becomes Barcelona Femeni's fourth all-time record scorer. Photo: Joan Valls
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The Super Falcons star doubled Barcelona’s lead in the 25th minute after Crnogorcevic opened the scoring in the eighth minute.

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Crnogorcevic then completed her brace just before half-time, and then Vicky Lopez made it four just three minutes after the restart.

Oshoala scored two goals in the space of seven minutes to make it 6-0 as Mariona Caldentey wrapped it up in the 74th minute to seal the 7-0 victory for the Catalan Queens.

Blaugranagram reports that the hat-trick for Nigeria’s Oshoala took her tally for Barcelona to 95- the fourth-highest at the club.

Barcelona Femeni thrown out of Spanish Cup

Meanwhile, Barcelona have been kicked out of Spain's top domestic women's cup competition for fielding an ineligible player.

The Catalan club recorded a 9-0 triumph in the round of 16 of the Copa de la Reina two weeks ago, but their opponents Osasuna claimed the domestic champions fielded an unqualified player.

Geyse Ferreira, who scored one of Barcelona's nine goals, should have supposedly faced a one-match ban after she was sent off in the competition last season while at Madrid CFF.

Waldrum invites Oshoala for Revelation Cup

Sports Brief earlier reported that Randy Waldrum who is the coach of the Super Falcons of Nigeria has invited 23 players for next month’s Revelation Cup Tournament to be staged in Leon, Mexico City.

Barcelona Femeni striker Asisat Oshoala is among the players called by Waldrum alongside the likes of Piumptre and Ajibade in what is a strong squad.

Captain of the Nigerian side Onome Ebi is also in the squad ahead of the tournament, which will start on February 15th to 21st.

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Babajide Orevba
Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.