CAF Celebrates Nigeria Striker Who Wins Uefa Champions League Golden Boot

CAF Celebrates Nigeria Striker Who Wins Uefa Champions League Golden Boot

By Niyi Busari

Confederation of African Football, CAF, has celebrated little known Nigerian, Emuidzhi Oghiabekhva who is the first African player to win Uefa Champions League highest goal scorer award, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

The Nigerian striker Emuidzhi Oghiabekhva made history after becoming the first African to win the golden boot in the Uefa Women’s Champions League following her incredible play for Belarusian club Minsk.

CAF on their official twitter celebrated the talent from Africa, it writes,

"🇳🇬 Nigeria striker Emuidzhi Oghiabekhva has become the first African to win the golden boot in a UEFA Women's Champions League!"🏆

The 30-year-old netted 🔟 goals in seven Champions League outings for Minsk in the 2019/20 season 🤩

The 30-year-old netted 10 goals in seven Champions League outings for Minsk in the 2019/20 season to share the golden boot.

To achieve the feat, Oghiabekhva netted six goals in the qualifying rounds before adding four in the main tournament as Minsk were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Spanish side, Barcelona.