Asisat Oshoala is my role model – Monday

By Saheed Afolabi

Budding talented playmaker and captain of the national U20 Super Falconets, Gift Monday, in an exclusive chat with ECHONEWS, said she started her career by running and playing anything in round leather and always had the feeling that she would one day become a professional footballer.

Monday, who doubles as the captain of Nigeria Women Premier League, FC Robo Queens of Lagos, said her favourite club in Europe is Barcelona and she would love to continue her career there.

She described the four times CAF Africa Woman Player of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, as her role model.

The influential player described her team (FC Robo Queens) loss to Bayelsa Queens in the Aiteo (Federation Cup) final in Edo as a painful as she appreciated her teammates for putting up a great fight.

“It’s a privilege to captain a national team side (Super Falconets). The team has really exposed me to a lot of things, giving me great experience, exposure. The super falconets are a great team. It’s grace that I was picked as the captain of the super falconets and my teammates were in support and they liked it.

“I wasn’t happy about losing the Aiteo Cup final to Bayelsa Queens. I was hoping of winning the match and lifting the trophy but unfortunately, it didn’t happen. I still appreciate my teammates, the coaching crew of FC Robo Queens for putting up a great fight in the final, it wasn’t a bad game because Bayelsa Queens is not a pushover team despite the fact that I am not happy losing the final.I am still grateful we got to the final and we gave our best.

“My dream is to make my parents, fans and Nigeria proud. I just want to be famous and help people.

“I have a role model who is 4 times CAF Africa Women Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, who had also played for FC Robo Queens before moving abroad to continue her career. She is also the captain of Super Falcons.”