Trophies affair for Nigerian stars as Oshoala wins historic treble with Barcelona
Call it the season of trophies and outstanding achievements and you may be right as Nigerian players abroad ended the season with something to be proud of.
They went, saw, and conquered Europe with their clubs by winning available laurels at stake during the keenly contested football season.
'I want to keep raising the African flag'
Nigeria @NGSuper_Falcons striker @AsisatOshoala is keen to keep putting African women's football on the global map after helping Barcelona @FCBfemeni to win a treble.
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— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) May 31, 2021
The latest achiever is Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala. The player just won her third trophy of the season with Barcelona Femino after a 3-0 thrashing of Levante in the final of the 2021 Copa de la Reina.
The Super Falcons of Nigeria captain was an unused substitute in the match played at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque in Leganes on Sunday.
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— ASISAT M.O.N (@AsisatOshoala) May 31, 2021
While Oshoala was on the bench, goals from Patricia Guijarro, Alexia Putellas, and Lieke Martens secured the title for the treble for the Luis Cortes ladies.
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Lieke Martens set up Patricia Guijarro for the opener five minutes into the match and in the 20th minute, she teed up with lexiaPutellas for the second goal.
Martens completed a hat-trick of assist when she set up MartaTorrejon for the final goal nine minutes later.
Oshoala has now won the Spanish league and Champions League titles and Copa de la Reina with Barcelona this season.
On the other hand, Levante’s Ordega saw the final five minutes of the match, after she replaced Alba Redondo.
Only recently, Samuel Chukwueze won the Europa League trophy with the Spanish side, Villarreal after defeating Manchester United on penalties.
The fleet-footed winger made 11 appearances in the European competition, scoring one goal and providing four assists in the run to the title win.
Chukwueze, however, missed the final due to the injury he suffered during his side’s semi-final game against Arsenal.
The trophy is the first for the 22-year-old since moving to Europe to continue his development and in the 2020-21 campaign, he bagged five goals and provided eight appearances across all competitions in total among other dazzling displays.
Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho won the FA Cup title with Leicester City after beating Chelsea in the final.
The Super Eagles stars played key roles in the victory, with Iheanacho scoring four goals in the run to the final, including his match-winner against Southampton in the semi-finals.
Ndidi also played six games in the tournament, delivering solid defensive performances to ensure the Foxes clinch the trophy for the first time in their history.
Iheanacho celebrated the title victory in style wrapping the flag of Nigeria around him, much to the delight of his supporters in the country.
Leon Balogun and Joe Aribo won the Scottish Premiership title with Rangers, the club’s 55th league trophy in their history.
Balogun teamed up with the Gers in the summer of 2020 and immediately hit the ground running winning a number of Player of the Week awards for his fine start.
His contribution helped Steven Gerrard’s men to clinch the diadem while his compatriot Aribo also played a key role in the success, scoring six goals and providing four assists in 25 league games.
Paul Onuachu and Cyriel Dessers won the Belgian Cup trophy with Genk in the 2020-21 season.
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Onuachu is arguably one of the most prolific attackers for Nigeria at the moment made a key impact as his side won the domestic trophy.
The forward scored two goals and provided one assist in the competition to ensure his side’s success in the competition while Dessers made two appearances.
Peter Olayinka won the Czech First League title with Slavia Prague for the third consecutive time, having also clinched the diadem in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons.
The attacker scored six goals and provided three assists in 23 league appearances in the league as part of his contribution.
Olayinka has been with the Czech side since the summer of 2018 when he teamed up with the club from Gent.