Barça footballers continue to accumulate individual awards after a historic year. This time it was the turn of Asisat Oshoala who was recognized as the best African footballer of 2023 by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at a gala held this Monday in Marrakech. The award went ahead of the Barça forward Thembi Kgatlana (Racing in Louisville of NWSL) and Barbara Banda (Shanghai Shengli Football Club of the Chinese Super League). In addition, he was also selected to be part of the African eleven of the year 2023.
Oshola personally collected the award at the gala held at Marrakesh and took the opportunity to send a message of thanks and to highlight the importance of cooperation both in football and in African society: “I want to thank everyone who has been part of my journey. Football is a team sport and we must work together inside and outside the playgrounds. In the World Cup Australia, Africa “Let’s make history and we must walk together to continue to improve and face the world.”
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It is the sixth time he has won the award
Asisat Oshoala It has been recognized with this award on five more occasions (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022). The Barça footballer is the one who has been given this recognition the most times, even being crowned the best African player of the decade in 2021.
This season, the Nigerian again achieved the merit to collect his sixth trophy as the best African player, as the forward won the titles of LeagueThe ChampionsThe Spanish Supercup and he also individually scored 26 goals and provided 6 assists.
Source: La Verdad
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