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Oghiabekhva becomes first African to clinch Women's Champions League Golden Boot

Emuidzhi Oghiabekhva has clinched the Golden Boot of the 2019-20 Uefa Women's Champions League following her exploits for Minsk.

Oghiabekhva scored 10 goals in seven games for Minsk and becomes the first African woman to finish among the Champions League top scorers since the inception of the tournament in 2001.

Despite Minsk's Round of 16 exit to Barcelona, the Nigerian scored six goals in qualifying rounds and four in the main competition on her fourth European outing with the Belarusian side.

After Sunday's final in Spain, she emerged as jot-topscorer and will share the Golden Boot with Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema and Breidablik's Berglind Bjorg Borvaldsdottir also netting 10 times.