Oshoala Scores On Arsenal Debut

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8 years ago

March 24, 2016

Super falcons forward Asisat Oshoala scored early in the second half of her Arsenal debut, after Dominique Janssen had given them an interval lead.

Reading debutant Jade Boho-Sayo pulled one back but Danielle Carter’s header clinched victory for Arsenal.

Oshoala’s charisma is infectious and she told Arsenal fans to expect more as she gets used to life as a Gunner.

She said: “I had fun tonight. It was a very good start for me as an individual, getting to know my players, getting to know a new role.

I think it was a very good thing for me to grow into the game gradually.

“I promise to give my best to the team. I want Arsenal to win a trophy, win every competition, win every game we play in this season.

“I just have to give it my best in the training sessions and in every game give 100 per cent, this is a very competitive team.

“You have to give your best every time, because we have a lot of good players.

“Three points in the first game of the season is very important for us and very difficult as well, because it’s a home game against a new team and you don’t know the way they are going to play.

“It was a very good win for us.”

PHOTOS: FG welcomes Super Eagles with breakfast

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2 months ago

February 13, 2024

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The Super Eagles have arrived in the Federal Capital Territory after their second-place finish at the just concluded African Cup of Nations final.

Players including Alex Iwobi, Ahmed Musa, Victor Osimhen, Ola Aina, Frank Onyeka, Calvin Bassey, Ademola Lookman, Kenneth Omeruo, Joe Aribo and Williams Troost-Ekong were at the welcome breakfast at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.

Members of the coaching crew are also at the breakfast.

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‘The Ivory Coast We Beat In The Group Stages Are Not The Same Ones We’ll Be Facing Today’

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2 months ago

February 11, 2024

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“This is the kind of match where if either teams play the way they have been playing since the tournament begin, they should forget it.

If Osimhen doesn’t direct one of his 20 headers into the net and Lookman see free space to smash ball into net but wants to use his short legs to do a Papilo round the keeper, wo, we should forget it.

They should take their chances as they come and fast enough or else wahala go dey.

The Ivory Coast we beat in the group stages are not the same ones we will be facing. Those ones have extra motivation to win having come this far against all odds.

They have home advantage psychology. With thousands and thousands of their fans gingering them.

And they are looking for revenge.

Like I said, if we don’t take our chances, anything our eye see, we should take it as the will of God.”

— Hymar Idibie 🖊️