Saudi Women’s Premier League side, Al Hilah has confirmed the signing of Super Falcons of Nigerian star, Asisat Oshoala on a two year deal from Bay FC.
Asisat Oshoala signed a two-year contract after completing her medicals in Riyadh on Monday morning.
The 30-year-old was not included in the Bay FC squad for Monday’s game against Angel City and was listed on the availability report as an excused absence.
Asisat Oshoala leaves Bay FC after joining the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team last season, making 23 starts in 25 games. She tallied seven regular season goals and contributed one assist.
This season, the striker has seen her time on the pitch severely limited, coming in more often than not off the bench, making five starts over 12 matches with no goals or assists before her departure.
In April, Bay FC coach Albertin Montoya cited her adaptation to the NWSL’s playing style and defensive expectations for her limited minutes this season: “In this league you have to, and that’s something that we’re working with her.
“So when she gets that and has the confidence in front of the goal to score goals and helps us defensively, and that’s why with Caroline (Conti), she gives us something else defensively.”
The six-time Africa Woman Player of the Year also played a reduced role for Nigeria during this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, where the Super Falcons won a record 10th title.
The two-time Ballon d’Or nominee previously spent five seasons at Barcelona, where she scored 107 goals in 149 appearances, winning five Liga F titles and two Women’s Champions League trophies. She also played for Arsenal, Liverpool and Chinese club Dalian Quanjian after beginning her career with Nigerian sides Robo and Rivers Angels.
She joins Super Falcons teammates Ashleigh Plumptre and Francisca Ordega in Saudi Arabia. Al Hilal finished sixth in the 2024-25 season with the competition expanded from eight to 10 teams.