Growing up as a girl in Lagos, the Super Falcons striker had no mate to play football with, which made her to start competing with boys of her age.

“When I was in school I used to play football with boys,” Oshoala told FIFA.com.

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“I was in this six-a-side team. The boys always used to say to me: 'Don’t go to the front, just stay at the back. Just kick the balls out. You can’t score goals. You can’t dribble past defenders.”

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"And then the day came where we made it to a final. I dribbled two or three players and scored a goal. 1-0. End of the game. I remember saying to them, 'Look at that. You don’t believe in me but look at what I can do.”