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'She gives us hope' - Malawi's Linda Kasenda reveals Asisat Oshoala inspiration

Malawi striker Linda Kasenda has described Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala as the ambassador and role model for women's footballers in Africa.

Oshoala won the maiden BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award in 2015 and became the first African to score in the Uefa Women's Champions League final in 2019 with Barcelona.

Kasenda scored eight goals for the already eliminated She-Flames, all in a 13-0 thrashing of Comoros in the 2019 Cosafa Women's Cup in Port Elizabeth.

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The Skipper FC star, who leads Malawi's top-flight golden shoe race with 16 goals this season admitted she is inspired by the rise of the three-time African Women's Footballer of the Year.