Oshoala Takes off Shirt as She Celebrates Wildly After Scoring Nigeria's Third Against Australia

Oshoala Takes off Shirt as She Celebrates Wildly After Scoring Nigeria's Third Against Australia

Lukman Mumuni
updated at July 30, 2023 at 9:51 AM
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  • Asisat Oshoala has scored her first goal at the Women's World Cup
  • The Barcelona star came off the bench to score the Super Falcon's third goal
  • Nigeria will play Ireland next in their final Group B game

Nigeria forward, Asisat Oshoala celebrated in style by taking off her shirt after netting the Super Falcons' third goal in the game against Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The Barcelona forward pounced on a mistake by the Australian defence before slotting home for her side's third as Nigeria fought for victory in their second game.

Oshoala had come off the bench moments before giving her side the two-goal cushion to complete a remarkable comeback.

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Asisat Oshoala has netted her first goal at the Women's World Cup. Credit: @SSE_NGA
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In a video shared on social media, Oshoala is seen enjoying the moment before getting a yellow card for taking off her shirt.

Australia took the lead at the stroke of half-time through Emily van Egmond but Nigeria responded immediately through Uchenna Kanu.

The Super Falcons then took the lead after break after Osinachi Ohale headed home before second-half substitute Oshoala put the icing on the cake.

Deep in stoppage time, Australia pulled one back through Alana Kennedy.

Nigeria will join Canada at the top of Group B with four points and could seal progress to the next stage if they beat Ireland in their final game.

Nigeria secure Africa's first win

Sports Brief can also report that the Super Falcons of Nigeria produced a 5-star performance against co-hosts Australia at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Nigeria Women had to come from behind to defeat the impressive Matildas, who dominated most of the first half.

Goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie made a number of saves to keep her side in the game, but she could do nothing about Emily van Egmond in the first minute of first-half stoppage time.

Zambia eliminated from World Cup

Zambia Women are the first African side to crash out of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

The Copper Queens could not make it past the preliminary stages after back-to-back 5-0 losses in their opening two matches.

They remain bottom of Group C, having conceded five goals each against Japan and Spain, and their last match against Costa Rica is tagged as a formality.

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Lukman Mumuni
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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