SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 19 : Bay FC forward Asisat Oshoala 8 directs traffic during the regular season soccer match between Bay FC and the North Carolina Courage on October 19, 2024, at PayPal Park in San Jose, CA. Photo by Samuel Stringer/Icon Sportswire SOCCER: OCT 19 NWSL Bay FC vs North Carolina Courage EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon241019241
Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has revealed that her favourites NBA team is the Los Angeles Lakers, Soccernet.ng reports.
Oshoala is one of the greates players to grace the African Football scene. But she has quite an active life outside of the game. The 30-year-old Super Falcons star has often shared pictures of basketball and tennis players teams.
After leaving Barcelona for American club Bay FC, she went to watch some NBA games and even took pictures with the Giannis Antetokoumpo and his brother Thanasis.
She even revealed her admiration for basketball legend LeBron James in an interview with FIFA.com.
Recently, Oshoala participated in an Instagram trend where she asked her followers to ask her questions. And she revealed that her favourite basketball team is the LA Lakers.
The Lakers are the second most successful team in the NBA with 17 titles, one behind Boston Celtics, who have 18. They have had some of the greatest basketball players grace their roster.
Asisat Oshoala is set for her second season with Bay FC. Last season, she contributed eight goals and one assist in 26 league appearances. But she will be looking to increase that tally last season.
The former Arsenal Ladies star has been sharing videos of herself in personal training, and that shows that she wants to do better in some aspects of her game.
The NWSL season begins in mid-March. Bay FC will play their first game of the season against Utah Royals on March 16.
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