BY ANDREW EKEJIUBA
Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala is in a race against time in her club FC Barcelona after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Point gathered that she has been left out of Barcelona Women’s training camp in Algorfa, where the squad will stay for ten days preparing for the new season.
Jonatan Giráldez, new Barcelona coach, took 23 players to the training camp, consisting of 16 players from the first team and seven from the youth teams.
The European champions were initially silent ahead of the weekend on the whereabouts of the Nigerian star performer, only stating that injured trio Ingrid Engen, Andrea Pereira and Cata Coll who were not included in the traveling party will join the team later.
However, a report has cleared the air surrounding the mysterious absence of Oshoala, saying the Super Falcons terrific striker is not in the squad after contracting the dreaded coronavirus.
The four-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year did not authorize Barcelona to disclose her medical condition to the public and this may have angered her.
Barcelona detected the positive case on Monday, in their first training session in pre-season, and since then Oshoala has been isolating at home.
The Blaugranes will face Elche in their first friendly on August 4 at the Pinatar Arena (Murcia).
