Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala is on the verge of leaving the reigning Spanish champions Barcelona, marking the end of a highly successful chapter with the club she joined in January 2019, according to reports from Abuja City Journal.com.<\/p>\n
Initially arriving at Barcelona on loan from Chinese club Dalian Quanjian, Oshoala’s outstanding performances quickly prompted the club to secure her permanent transfer in June of the same year. Her tenure with Barcelona has been illustrious, contributing significantly to the team’s triumphs, including four Primera Divisi\u00f3n titles, three Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a Femenina honors, and three Copa de la Reina titles.<\/p>\n
Her historic achievement as the first African to win the UEFA Women\u2019s Champions League with Barcelona in 2021 and repeating the success in the 2023 edition have solidified her legacy with the club. However, her contract, set to expire in June, has signaled the end of her time with Barcelona, leading the club to approve her departure this month.<\/p>\n
Recent squad decisions further indicated the conclusion of Oshoala\u2019s tenure, as she was excluded from the squad in the recent clashes against Real Betis and SL Benfica. Reports suggest that Oshoala has been spotted in the United States, heightening speculation of her potential move to the National Women\u2019s Soccer League (NWSL) outfit Bay FC. The transfer is rumored to command a fee of approximately \u20ac150,000 ($162,000).<\/p>\n
An official announcement is anticipated later this week, with Oshoala reportedly agreeing to a contract that extends through 2026, including a 2027 option. Bay FC, set to debut in the NWSL\u2019s 2024 season, will call PayPal Park in San Jose, California, their home stadium. Their inaugural NWSL campaign kicks off against Angel City on March 17.<\/p>\n
In her final season with Barcelona, Oshoala made 14 appearances, starting in only three games but impressively netting eight goals. Over her five-year stint with the Spanish giants, the former Arsenal star etched her name in history, scoring 107 goals in 149 appearances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala is on the verge of leaving the reigning Spanish champions Barcelona, marking the end of a highly successful chapter with the club she joined in January 2019, according to reports from Abuja City Journal.com. Initially arriving at Barcelona on loan from Chinese club Dalian Quanjian, Oshoala’s outstanding performances quickly prompted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":17830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17820"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17856,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17820\/revisions\/17856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}