Friday 23 January 2015

Liverpool Ladies sign Nigerian Asisat Oshoala

According to BBC sports,Liverpool ladies have signed Nigeria and African best footballer of the year Asisat Oshoala.
Liverpool boss described her as "one of the best young players in the world".
She has broken the record to become the first African to compete in the Women's Super League.
Matt Beard was quoted saying,

"She's not the finished article yet but she's got pace, power and she certainly knows where the goal is.
"I watched her at the Under-20 World Cup, where she was sensational, and we had early dialogue with her about coming to Liverpool.

"There's been plenty of other interest in her in the last few months, but she chose to join us and I'm absolutely delighted."

 And Oshoala who has been nicknamed 'Seedorf' stated that,

"To be able to join the reigning Super League champions is absolutely fantastic
"Liverpool Ladies are a massive club with some fantastic players who I believe can help me to develop my game to the next level.
"It was also a big incentive to be able to play in the Women's Champions League, which is a huge competition that I'm confident we can do well in."

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