Onome Ebi has hailed Asisat Oshoala’s rise to prominence and feels her success will work in the Super Falcons’ favour at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
Oshoala won two awards at the Glo/CAF Awards on Thursday – Women Player of the Year and Youth Talent of the Year.
Ebi, who plays for Minsk in Belarus told Goal: “I’m very happy and very delighted. I know she was going to win. I believe in her.
“Everybody believes in what she is doing. We only waited for them to announce it since we knew she was going to take it. We thank God for everything.
“This is going to motivate our players. It is going to boost their moral to go further and do more. We know if we can be African champions and also produce the best player in Africa, we can do well at the World Cup.”
Ebi also called for early preparation and friendly matches as the Falcons prepare for the tournament.
“I think we deserve more. I believe going to the World Cup, we are going to surprise many people,” she said.
“I just want to urge the NFF not to look down on our preparations; they should come out with clear programme. We don’t just want to go the World Cup as mere participant but want to come back home with something.
“I think with the availability of international friendly games in Africa and outside the continent. We even have qualifiers in March and other tournaments ahead too.
“So we just need early preparation, camping and hope we resume camp anytime soon.
“We are still waiting and praying for God to answer our prayers and let the president call us soon and give us what ever he has for us. We hope it will come to past some day.”
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