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False! Asisat Oshoala did not announce her retirement from Super Falcons

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  (Asisat Oshoala. Photo Credit: NFF Media) Claim:  An X user, @ iNaijaNow, has circulated a claim on X that “Asisat Oshoala has announced her retirement from Super Falcons.” Verdict: False! The Director of Media and Communications at Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire (PhD), told Alusine Rehme Wilson that news about Asisat Oshoala’s retirement is not true.  Full Text News that the gifted Nigerian international footballer, Asisat Oshoala , a six-time winner of the CAF Women Player of Year Award who plays for Bay Football Club in the United States is retiring from the Super Falcons have circulated online. Related reports alleging she’s retiring from international football have since July 21, 2025 gone  viral on the internet particularly on news blogs owned and managed by Nigerians as well as on social media platforms including Instagram , YouTube   and Facebook , as seen here , here and here . (Screenshot of related claim by AY Sports Upd...