Asisat Oshoala Calls PSG ‘Thieves’ After Kvaratskhelia Fires French Giants Into UCL Final Against Arsenal

Paris Saint-Germain’s progression to a second consecutive UEFA Champions League final on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, triggered an unexpected reaction from one of African football’s most prominent figures. Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria’s most decorated female footballer, took to X — formerly Twitter — to question the French club’s recruitment strategy after watching them dismantle Bayern Munich over two legs.

PSG secured their place in the final with a 1-0 victory at the Allianz Arena, a result that gave them a 6-5 aggregate win over the Bundesliga side. The decisive moment arrived just two minutes into the match, when Khvicha Kvaratskhelia played a precise cutback to Ousmane Dembele, whose finish proved to be the only goal across 90 minutes. It was Kvaratskhelia’s involvement that caught Oshoala’s attention — the Georgian winger previously played alongside Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen at Napoli, where the pair helped the club win the Serie A title.

Reacting in real time during the semifinal, Oshoala posted on her X account: “Bruh this psg board actually dey craze and them be thief o. I just remembered these guys wanted to sign osimhen o. Like how.” In a separate post, she added: “These guys wanted to sign Osimhen – like how?” The posts reflected her apparent disbelief that PSG had pursued Osimhen given the quality of the squad they already possessed, particularly with Kvaratskhelia already in their ranks following his January 2025 move from Napoli.

PSG’s reported interest in Osimhen was widely covered during the 2024 transfer window, with the Nigerian international ultimately joining Galatasaray on loan from Napoli before making the move permanent. Osimhen, 27, will not be involved in this season’s Champions League final, having watched his title ambitions in Turkey take a significant blow following a shock home defeat to Samsunspor last weekend. According to reports, Galatasaray’s domestic campaign has been disrupted by that result, leaving Osimhen without silverware to show for the campaign.

The Champions League final will pit PSG against Arsenal, who on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, edged past Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium — a result that gave them a 2-1 aggregate victory. The Premier League leaders, who finished off a challenge that also involved Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman, will now face Luis Enrique’s side in what shapes up as a marquee club football occasion.

For Kvaratskhelia, the assist against Bayern continued a standout individual campaign for PSG following his high-profile departure from Napoli. His combination with Dembele in the second minute recalled the kind of incisive link-up play he produced with Osimhen during Napoli’s historic 2022-23 Serie A title-winning season — a campaign in which both players were central to Luciano Spalletti’s dominant side. PSG’s decision to recruit Kvaratskhelia rather than Osimhen has, at least in Oshoala’s estimation, proven to be the correct course of action.

Oshoala’s reaction, while delivered in informal language on social media, resonated widely given her stature in African football. A six-time African Women’s Player of the Year, her commentary on the men’s game carries weight in Nigerian football circles. The viral exchange added a lighter dimension to what was otherwise a tactically intense European semifinal occasion, while also reigniting debate about where Osimhen’s career is headed and whether a return to Europe’s elite competitions remains on the horizon for the Nigeria international.