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Nigeria’s poor showing at 2019 CAF Awards
THERE is perhaps no better demonstration of the pitiable state of Nigerian football than the just concluded Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards, the 28th edition of which was held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Hurghada, Egypt. Although Nigeria’s own Asisat Oshoala, who plays as a striker for Spanish side FC Barcelona Femeni in the Primeira Division, predictably took home the award for the African Women’s Footballer of the Year (her fourth time, thus equaling the record set by compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha), it was more or less a disastrous outing for Nigeria.
The gong for African Player of the Year…
Source: Nigerian Tribune