Super Falcons Striker has said the increasing demand for equal pay for male and female footballers should not be a priority in Africa when structures and other issues affecting the game have not been dealt with.
Oshoala’s Super Falcons Team Mate, Desire Oparanozie was the first Nigerian footballer to join the growing call for equal pay for men and women in the game.
However, Oshoala, in an interview with Punch said “It is a good thing that this demand caught FIFA’s attention but in Africa, we have other pressing issues to deal with in our football. We need to deal with our structures, facilities, and loads of issues before talking about equal pay.
“I prefer we rather focus on problems affecting female football in Africa first,” she said.
The USA women’s team after winning the 2019 FIFA World Cup in France launched a legal war against the US Soccer Federation over equal pay with their male counterparts.
