ESPN has ranked Super Falcons International star, Assist Oshoala 9th on the list of 25 Best African Athletes in the 21st century.
Oshoala made this list due to her achievements which includes, 6X African Women’s Footballer of the Year, 3X UEFA Women’s Champions League, 4x Spanish Primera Division
The Nigerian striker has been the African women’s Player of the Year a record six times, thanks in large part to her stellar five seasons with Barcelona. Her 92 league goals for Barça came at a rate of roughly one every 65 minutes. There, she won the Spanish Primera Division four times, and the UEFA Women’s Champions League thrice.
For Nigeria, she’s been part of the Super Falcons side that won the African title three times, and is set to represent the Super Falcons again at the Paris Olympics.
Long distance runners, Kenenisa Bekele, and Eliud Kipchoge were placed first and second on the list, while Egyptian forward Mohammed Salah was ranked tenth.
