- Asisat Oshoala signs two-year deal with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.
- She reunites with compatriots Plumptre and Ordega in the Saudi league.
- The 2025/26 season kicks off on September 12.
Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has completed a move from Bay FC in the United States to Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal Women’s Football Club.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the 30-year-old forward sealed a two-year contract with the Riyadh-based club on Tuesday and is expected to feature in the upcoming 2025/26 season, which kicks off on September 12.
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Al Hilal confirmed the signing on their official X page with a statement:
“The Nigerian star Oshoala is a Hilal player until 2027.”
Oshoala, who has previously played for clubs like Arsenal, Dalian Quanjian, and FC Barcelona, said she is eager to begin a new chapter with the Saudi side.
Speaking to the club’s media, the six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year said: “Let’s have fun and create memories together.”
The former Rivers Angels player spent the last 19 months in the U.S. with Bay FC before making the switch.
Her move marks her sixth stint with a foreign club since she left Nigeria in 2015.
Oshoala will also reunite with fellow Nigerian internationals Ashleigh Plumptre and Francesca Ordega, who both play for Al-Ittihad in the same league.
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