Asisat Oshoala, a football prodigy from Nigeria, has earned a historic sixth African Women’s Player of the Year title.

The information was revealed during the esteemed CAF Awards ceremony, when Oshoala received the coveted honor for her outstanding performance and contributions to women’s football.

Oshoala’s accomplishment solidifies her status as one of the top football players in Africa. The Barcelona forward has frequently demonstrated her skill, tenacity, and ability to score goals on the field.

The Nigerian was voted Africa’s top female player in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022. This is her sixth honor overall.

In her acceptance speech, she expressed gratitude to all who have been part of her journey and while acknowledging that football is a team sport enjoined federations in Africa to unite

“This night, I would love to use this opportunity to thank everyone who has been part of my journey from grassroots football to the national level to the club side. Because without you, my coaches, and my teammates, there will be no me.

“Football is a team sport; it’s a team game and I urge all the federations in Africa to please come together; let’s work together and build our continent. Let’s make it the best in the world.

“It is very possible; it happened in the last men’s World Cup; we saw what happened, and we shocked the world. In the last World Cup, all the national teams that represented Africa in Australia made history.

“And I believe that before the next World Cup, we can get better, we can do better and we can win it for sure. Because at the end of the day, if we don’t support ourselves, nobody will come to Africa; nobody will come to this continent to support us.

“We have to work together as a team because football is a team sport. Let’s start at home and go to the world and conquer it,” she said.