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I’m Not Under Pressure To Equal Toure Record – Oshoala by quickberry(m): 10:52am On Jan 09, 2018 |
Asisat Oshoala doesn’t want to
be compared with Ivorian
midfielder, Yaya Toure, after
winning the African Woman
Footballer of the Year award
for a third time in Accra,
Ghana, on Thursday.
Oshoala won the award in
2014 and 2016, one short of
the four African Football of the
Year awards won by Toure in
the men’s category. But at a
reception organised for her by
Emzor Pharmaceutical
Industries Limited in Lagos on
Monday, the China-based
striker said she was not
under pressure to equal the
Manchester City star’s haul.
“I don’t put myself under
pressure in anything I do. I
just go out there, do my work
and train. Whatever comes out
of it is fine by me,” the Emzor
Paracetamol brand
ambassador said.
“I think about where I’m
coming from. I think about
myself, my family and I do my
job right as much as I can.
Honestly there are lots of
awards I have won that I
never thought I would win. In
my club, I won the Best Player
of the Season award; I never
believed I could win it. I was
just doing my job. So,
whatever that comes out of
success is secondary but my
primary aim is to get the job
done.”
The Dalian Quanjian striker,
top scorer in the Chinese
league and his club’s best
player last season, added that
she was undecided about
where she would play her club
football next, even though she
admitted that there were
offers from Europe’s big sides.
“I have a lot of offers from big
clubs in Europe but to be
honest, I’m yet to decide
whether to go to Europe or go
back to China. I don’t know.”
Oshoala said the endorsement
deal with Emzor, which was
sealed in 2016, motivated her
to contribute to the wellbeing
of the girl-child.
She added, “The company
chose me and I chose them as
well. After a tough year and I
get this kind of reception from
Emzor, I need to thank them. I
want people to think about
Emzor when they think of
Asisat.
“I just want to use this
opportunity to preach to the
girl-child out there that no
matter where you come out
from or been through, you can
still get to the top, conquer a
lot of challenges. I just want to
help the younger generation
achieve their dreams.”
Dr. Stella Okoli, Group
Managing Director, Emzor
Pharmaceuticals, hailed
Oshoala as an exemplary
figure for Nigerian youths.
“Asisat is a success story for
Nigeria. She has worked very
hard and she’s a role model
for young people especially
the young women,” she
stated.
Also, Mrs. Uzoma Ezeoke, a
Director of Emzor, said, the
company had a plan to help
Nigerian youths achieve their
goals.
“It’s important to have a
synergy. Last year, a football
academy was set up but we
want to do even more and
there are opportunities for
both boys and girls.”
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