Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, has said that the Super Falcons aimed at achieving La Decima glory at the 2022 African Women’s Cup of Nations.
The Falcons have won the AWCON a record nine times and are keen to extend their record at the competition and claim a historic tenth trophy; The La Decima.
Speaking on NFF TV, the four-time African Footballer of the Year calmed the nerves of the fans by saying the team is ready for any pressure.
“Going for the tenth one; it’s going to be a beautiful record but also if you’re at the level where the Super Falcons are then you know what is called responsibility, you are at the level where people expect certain things from you and everyone expects us to win, so I get the pressure part, and I think it’s something we can handle as a team.”
The FCBarca Femeni star is not bothered by any individual accolades but is rather focused on helping the Super Falcons win at the highest stage in the continent.
“Personally, I don’t really have any personal targets I am setting for myself in this tournament. I feel like my main target is just to help my team as much as I can. If it’s by scoring goals, if it’s by defending or doing whatever is going to help my team to grow and to win, I’m ready to do it.”
Despite being injured for a large part of the season (three months), 27-year-old Oshoala finished top scorer in the Liga Iberdrola with 20 goals in 19 appearances to become the first African to win the Pichichi award in Spain.
The Falcons arrived in Rabat on Monday where the team will camp for seven days before their crunch opening match of Group C against South Africa in the same city at the Stade Prince Moulay EL Hassan in Rabat on July 4.
The Falcons will also play Botswana three days later before taking on Burundi on July 10 in the group phase.
The top two sides will automatically qualify for the quarter-finals, while the two best third-placed teams will also join the last-eight stage.
All four semi-finalists in Morocco will qualify to represent Africa at the Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand next year, with the fifth-placed team handed an opportunity to also gain a place through a Playoff Tournament taking place early next year.