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Asisat Oshoala

If you peruse a list of female football players in Nigeria, Oshoala will be number one on that list.

Her dribbling skills, eye for goals and team play won her the first ever BBC Female World Footballer of the year. She defeated female football superstars like Marta-Brazil, Nadine Kessler-Germany, and Kim Little Scotland to emerge the winner.

According to the Guardian: “Oshoala, who became the first African footballer in the Women’s Super League when she signed for Liverpool in January, won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the 2014 Under-20 World Cup, where she scored seven goals in six matches.