In the wake of being crowned the Women’s Player of the Year at the 2023 CAF Awards, Azeezat Oshoala took a moment to express gratitude to everyone who played a role in her football journey.
From grassroots football to the national level and her time with club sides, Oshoala acknowledged the indispensable contributions of coaches and teammates.
Emphasizing the team-centric nature of football, Oshoala extended her appreciation to the entire support system that shaped her career.
“I’d love to use this opportunity to thank everyone who has been a part of my journey from grassroots football to the national level to the club side because without you, my coaches, my teammates, there’d be no me. Football is a team sport, a team game,” she remarked.
Beyond her success, Oshoala pivoted to a broader message, urging football federations across Africa to unite and collaborate. “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,” she stated.
Recalling the historic impact of African teams in the previous World Cup, Oshoala highlighted the capacity of African national teams to make history and surprise the world.
“In the last World Cup, all the national teams that represented Africa in Australia, we made history, and I believe before the next World Cup, we can get better and do better. We can win it for sure,” she passionately declared.
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In a poignant reminder of the need for internal support, Oshoala stressed that if African football federations don’t rally behind each other, external support may be insufficient.
“Because at the end of the day, if we don’t support ourselves, nobody will come down to Africa, 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 concluded.
Oshoala’s words encapsulated both a celebration of her success and a rallying cry for African football federations to unite, collaborate, and collectively ascend to global prominence.
