FIFA Women World Cup: Oshoala douse injury concern as France, Germany may dethrone USA

Super Falcons and FC Barcelona Femeni forward, Asisat Oshoala, express her readiness to compete at the upcoming World Cup.

In her statement, she emphasized the team’s preparedness and determination to make a significant impact in the tournament and also spoke about her injury.

The Super Falcons are expected to arrive, Wednesday, ahead of the tournament after leaving the country on Sunday.

“Personally, I feel like we have a good team and if everything is being done right, we can go very far at the upcoming World Cup,” Oshoala said.

“This is because regardless of whatever, we are still going to go out there fighting, do our job and see what we can achieve.

“The team is mentally strong as we have been through a lot and even in the hardest moments, we will still go out there to fight.

“The motivation has always been there, although, maybe it has not gone up as expected but we have always been a strong side mentally.

In a video shared on Instagram by Nigerian journalist Calister Enejele, Asisat Oshoala expressed her confidence and preparedness for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup.

“As far as I know, I will be ready before the World Cup kicks off,” the Forward stated.

Oshoala’s absence from action since May due to a hamstring injury has kept her sidelined for a significant period.

The injury, sustained while playing for Barcelona, has prevented her from participating in matches and training sessions.

Meanwhile, the United States has won the last two World Cups and the goal is to three-peat. But American dominance in women’s soccer isn’t assured anymore.

Teams like England and France have caught up, Germany and Sweden remain strong, and then there’s that rival to the north, Canada, which won gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

The growth of women’s soccer globally means greater parity. And that means the United States has had to adapt.

“There’s so many leagues around the world that are paying players more, that are playing more often throughout the season, and that are treating players in a professional way that we’ve been fighting for a long time, so I think that that has a lot to do with it,” star forward Alex Morgan said.

The Americans look far different now that they did four years ago, when they beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the World Cup final and fans in Lyon, France, feted them with chants of “Equal Pay!”