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Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala has set her sights on leaving reigning Spanish champions Barcelona, marking the end of a successful chapter with the club she joined in January 2019, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian forward initially arrived at Barcelona on a loan deal from Chinese club Dalian Quanjian. Oshoala’s time with Barcelona has been nothing short of successful, as the former Liverpool star contributed to the club’s collection of four Primera División titles, three Supercopa de España Femenina honors, and three Copa de la Reina titles. Her historic achievement as the first African to clinch the UEFA Women’s Champions League with Barcelona in 2021 stands out, and she replicated that success in the 2023 edition. Despite these accolades, Oshoala’s journey with Barcelona...

Eight teams have so far booked their places in the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as of Tuesday.Angola were the first to qualify after the Parancas Negras (Black Sable Antelopes) thrashed Namibia on Saturday evening. The attacking-sided team will now face the Super Eagles of Nigeria, believed to be one of the favourites of the competition, after beating the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The surprise of the tournament was the Round 16 match between the hosts, Côte d’Ivoire, and the defending champions, Senegal, as the hosts advanced to the last eight, thanks to Frank Kessie’s penalty that kept them in the game to penalty shoot-outs in the Elephant’s favour. Meanwhile, a late Ryan Mendes penalty sealed the win for Cape Verde, sending them through to the quarter-fina...