Asisat Oshoala wins BBC Women's Footballer of the Year!
Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. The 20-year-old forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service, voted for by football fans around the world. She beat Spain's Veronica Boquete, German Nadine Kessler, Scot Kim Little and Brazilian Marta to the honour. "I would like to say thank you to the BBC, to my fans around the world and to everyone who voted," she said. The award is the first of its kind hosted by a global broadcaster. Oshoala signed for Liverpool Ladies in January 2015 Oshoala, who was the youngest player to be shortlisted, was the tournament's leading scorer and was voted best player at the Under-20s World Cup in Canada last summer. Her performances led Nigeria to the final, where they were narrowly beaten by Germany and she was also a major influence in the senior Nigeria team who won the African Women's Championship in Octob...
