Nigerian champion, Desire Oparanozie

Discussion in 'Women's Fans and More' started by sbahnhof, Oct 26, 2020.

  1. sbahnhof

    sbahnhof Member+

    Nov 21, 2016
    Aotearoa
    As a World Cup captain she had the ultimate honour - you know you've made it when a Lyon stadium metro station is named after you temporarily...
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    This legend grew into a story that Guingamp liked her goals so much, they gave her a permanent bus stop, or that she herself was "named after a bus stop in France", which is untrue.

    But so many goals! Even some of the goals of the season...



    And for Nigeria, what more can you say? The golden boot in the 2014 AWCON, partnering with Oshoala to win the final 2-0 against Cameroon, and in 2016 Oparanozie got the vital goals by herself - in the semi-final...



    ...and in the final, to beat the hosts in the 86th minute.

    Also, some useful lockdown advice. We'll all be doing this training program by the end of the week, I bet

    Super Falcons Striker Desire Oparanozie Gives Tips On Keeping Fit During Pandemic
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1c9j4NYOJY
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    Before the French league, she played in Russia and briefly Germany and Turkey. A nice career retrospective is in this 2020 interview:

    "I lost my voice after Falcons broke 20-year World Cup jinx" – Oparanozie
    punchng.com/i-lost-my-voice-after-falcons-broke-20-year-world-cup-jinx-oparanozie
    (Archive)

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    Turkish league: Oparanozie playing for Ataşehir in 2014
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    blissett repped this.

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