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After being stripped off Super Falcons captaincy, Oshoala sends cryptic message

Former Super Falcons captain, Asisat Oshoala has made a cryptic post on her Twitter account shortly after news emerged that she’s been stripped off as skipper.

Oshoala sent a veiled message using a Yorùbá proverb, with subtleties indicating her reaction to the situation.

The Barcelona Femeni forward wrote; “Iyá a tókú má ku, a mònà òrun ma lo,” and added a laugh emoji to it. The statement means “an old woman who has refused to die and who knows  the road to heaven but has refused to go,”. It’s also a statement to describe a person who has overstayed her welcome.

Recall that Oshoala was stripped of the Super Falcons captaincy and was replaced with 38-year old Belarus-based veteran, Onome Ebi.

Ebi has the participation of any Nigerian at the World Cup with five tournaments under her belt.

The Super Falcons captaincy has been a matter of contention for the past three years.

In 2019, at the FIFA Women’s World Cup where Oshoala was vice captain to Desire Oparanozie, the NFF owed the players some of their dues, leading to a protest by the players, led by the skipper at the time.

In September of that year, Chris Danjuma replaced Oparanozie, reportedly after an order from above and appointed Oshoala. The former FC Robo forwards spent 30 months in the role but it also culminated to her worst period with the Super Falcons.

The NFF claimed that the decision to take the captaincy from the four-time African Player of the Year is a means to get her back to a better level, and they decided to take the decision after the Aisha Buhari Cup.

Ebi will lead the Super Falcons out against Canada on the 8th and 11th of April respectively.

 

 

This post was last modified on April 9, 2022 2:20 pm

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