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Oshoala stars as Nigeria crush Mali in opener
- Updated: November 20, 2016
Arsenal Ladies forward Asisat Oshoala was the star of the show, scoring four goals and assisting one as reigning African Women’s Champions Nigeria started their title defense with a 6-0 thrashing of Mali in Limbe on Sunday evening.
The ice cool Super Falcons dominated the match from start to finish and were rewarded for their persistence. A win for the Falcons against Ghana in their next match will guarantee them a spot in the semi finals.
After a fiery start in the opening 20 minutes where Nigeria created chance after chance, Francisca Ordega opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a calm finish into the far post from an Oshoala cut back. Nigeria had been knocking with the same movement throughout the opening exchanges.
The closest they had come was on the quarter hour mark when Halimatu Ayinde and Ordega missed to finish at the edge of the six yard box from an Oshoala cut back.
Ayinde came close to atoning for her earlier miss in the 25th minute but her left footed shot …
