The Asisat Oshoala Academy ended the 2023/2024 football season with an award ceremony to show commendation and appreciation to some deserving players.
The ceremony which wad held on Friday took place at the Albati Barracks in Ojuelegba, Surulere, Lagos.
Janet Akekomorowei was adjudged the player of the season (Season 11), while Rachael Faluyi won the Players’ Player of the Season (Season II).
The Coaches’ Player of the Season (Season II) was won by Praise Michael.
The Asisat Oshoala Academy (AOA), an all-girls training platform, is established by the Asisat Oshoala Foundation in partnership with two renowned international organisations; Women Win of Germany and Nike Inc. of USA.
The Academy, an initiative of award-winning Nigerian woman footballer, Asisat Oshoala, is out to build upon the footballer’s mission of providing access to sports and education for young girls in her community.
The Asisat Oshoala Academy is designed to provide access to football and life skills for marginalized schoolgirls in Nigeria and the rest of the African continent.
The Academy will provide girls (ages 12 – 18) with access to 90 mins of football training three times a week. The program will be complemented with life skills education covering a range of empowerment and rights-based topics.
Graduates from the academy will be encouraged to convert their leadership skills to make a positive impact in their respective communities.
In addition to the weekly programming, the Academy hosts 4 ‘She Plays’ events a year. These events will broaden the reach of the academy’s activities and features up to 100 schoolgirls, aged 12 to 18 years, every session.
