Najeriya dai na da dogon tarihi da alfahari wajen samar da 'yan wasa masu daraja a duniya, kuma 'yan wasanta mata a ko da yaushe suna haskakawa a fagen duniya. Tun daga wasannin guje-guje da tsalle-tsalle, kwallon kafa, kwallon kwando, zuwa wasan dambe, matan Najeriya ba wai kawai sun karya shinge a wasanni ba, har ma sun zama abin koyi ga miliyoyin yara mata a fadin kasar da ma sauran kasashen duniya. Wadannan ’yan wasa sun yi fice ta hanyar kwazo, hazaka, da jajircewa, wajen samun karbuwa a duniya da kuma daukaka martabar wasannin Najeriya.
A cikin wannan labarin, za mu yi tsokaci kan wasu shahararrun ‘yan wasa mata a Najeriya, inda za mu binciko nasarorin da suka samu, kalubalen da suka fuskanta, da kuma tasirin da suka yi a harkokin wasanni na gida da waje.
1. Blessing Okagbare: Sarauniyar Gudu
a. Rayuwar Farko da Tashi zuwa Fame
Blessing Okagbare, an haife ta ne a ranar 9 ga Oktoba, 1988, a Sapele, Jihar Delta, tana daya daga cikin ‘yan wasan Najeriya da aka yi wa ado da farin jini. Tun tana karama, bajintar da take da ita a fagen wasannin motsa jiki ta bayyana, kuma cikin sauri ta tashi ta zama daya daga cikin manyan ‘yan gudun hijira da masu tsalle-tsalle na duniya.
- Nasarar da aka samu a gasar Olympics ta 2008: Okagbare ta samu nasarar kasa da kasa a gasar Olympics ta Beijing a shekarar 2008, inda ta samu lambar tagulla a tseren tsalle, inda ta dora Najeriya a kan wani mumbari na wasanni a duniya. Wannan nasarar ta nuna farkon fara aiki mai kyau.
- Nasara a Gasar Gudu: Yayin da Okagbare ya fara tsalle-tsalle, sai ta rikide zuwa tseren gudu, inda ta yi fice sosai. Ta samu lambobin yabo da dama a gasar cin kofin Afrika, da na Commonwealth, da na duniya. A gasar Commonwealth ta 2014, ta lashe zinare a tseren mita 100 da 200, inda ta zama 'yar Najeriya ta farko da ta samu irin wannan nasarar.
b. Tasirin Duniya da Nasara
- Records da lambobin yabo: Blessing Okagbare tana da tarihin Afirka da dama, ciki har da gudun mita 100 da wata 'yar Najeriya ta yi. Ta samu lambobin yabo sama da 10 na gasar cin kofin Afrika, sannan ta shiga gasar Olympics guda uku, wanda hakan ya tabbatar da matsayinta na gwarzayen tsere da fage.
- Kalubale da Rigima: Kamar ’yan wasa da yawa, aikin Okagbare ya yi nasara. Ta fuskanci koma baya na rauni, kuma, a kwanan nan, an dakatar da wasannin motsa jiki na kasa da kasa saboda zarge-zargen kara kuzari a 2021. Duk da wadannan kalubale, gudunmawar Okagbare ga wasannin motsa jiki na Najeriya yana da zurfi, kuma ana bikin ta a matsayin daya daga cikin manyan 'yan gudun hijira da tsalle-tsalle a tarihin Afirka.
- Nasarar Matasa: Oshoala ta fara buga wasan ƙwallon ƙafa lokacin da ta buga wa Rivers Angels, ɗaya daga cikin manyan kungiyoyin ƙwallon ƙafa na mata a Najeriya. Ayyukan da ta yi a gasar cin kofin duniya ta mata na 2014 na FIFA U-20 sun kasance masu ban mamaki, inda ta kare a matsayin mai cin kwallaye kuma aka ba ta kyautar mafi kyawun 'yan wasa. Hakan ya taimaka wa Najeriya ta kai wasan karshe, inda ta zo ta biyu.
- Barcelona da Manyan Nasarorin: Asisat Oshoala a halin yanzu tana taka leda a kungiyar FC Barcelona Femení, daya daga cikin manyan kungiyoyin kwallon kafa na mata a duniya. Ta lashe kofunan lig da yawa kuma tana cikin tawagar da ta lashe gasar zakarun mata ta UEFA a shekarar 2021, wanda hakan ya sa ta zama mace ta farko a Afirka da ta samu wannan nasarar.
- Gwarzon ‘yar wasan Afrika: Oshoala ta lashe kyautar gwarzuwar ‘yar wasan kwallon kafa ta Afirka sau biyar, wanda hakan ya kara tabbatar da matsayinta na daya daga cikin ‘yan wasan kwallon kafa mata mafi kyau da nahiyar ta taba samu.
- Canjawa zuwa Wasanni: Shawarar Ajunwa na sauya sheka daga ƙwallon ƙafa zuwa wasannin motsa jiki ta kasance abin juyi. Da sauri ta yi alama a cikin dogon tsalle, tana nuna gwaninta da azama. Sai dai kuma ba a samu koma baya ba a wannan sana’ar tata, domin ta fuskanci dakatarwar a shekarar 1992 saboda zargin da ake mata na kara kuzari.
- Legacy a matsayin Trailblazer: Nasarar Ajunwa babbar nasara ce ga wasanni na Najeriya, wanda ya karfafa zuriyar 'yan wasa, musamman mata. Ta kasance alama ce ta juriya, bayan da ta shawo kan kalubale masu yawa don kaiwa kololuwar wasanta.
- Nasarar Farko: Oshonaike ta fara buga wasan kwallon tebur tun tana shekara 10, kuma tun lokacin da take matashi, ta riga ta mamaye fagen wasan kasar. Ta yi wasanta na farko a gasar Olympics a shekarar 1996 kuma tun daga nan ta shiga gasar wasannin Olympics guda bakwai, daga Atlanta 1996 zuwa Tokyo 2020.
- Babban Milestone na Tokyo 2020: A cikin 2021, a gasar Olympics ta Tokyo, Oshonaike ta zama mace ta farko a Afirka da ta fara shiga wasannin Olympics guda bakwai, rikodin da ya ba da haske game da daidaito da kuma ci gaba da kasancewa a cikin wasanni.
- Nasarar Farko: Brume ta fashe a fagen wasan duniya ta hanyar lashe zinare a gasar Commonwealth ta 2014 a gasar tsalle-tsalle mai tsayi, lokacin tana da shekaru 18 kacal. Wannan nasarar ta sa ta zama tauraro mai tasowa a wasannin guje-guje da tsalle-tsalle na Najeriya.
- Lambobin Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya: Baya ga nasarar da ta samu a gasar Olympics, Brume ta samu lambobin yabo a gasar cin kofin duniya, inda ta kara tabbatar da matsayinta na daya daga cikin manyan ‘yan wasan Najeriya. Kwarewar da take yi a manyan gasanni na duniya ya sa ta zama jigo a wasannin guje-guje da tsalle-tsalle na Najeriya.
'Yan Wasan Mata 'Yan Najeriya Suna Karya Iyakoki
'Yan wasan mata na Najeriya sun ba da gudummawa sosai ga duniyar wasanni, karya tarihi, kalubalen tsammanin al'umma, da karfafa miliyoyin mutane. Tun daga wasan guje-guje da tsalle-tsalle zuwa wasan kwallon kafa, da kuma wasan kwallon tebur zuwa tsalle-tsalle, wadannan ’yan wasa sun baje kolin basirar wasanni a Najeriya a fagen duniya. Labarunsu na jajircewa, aiki tuƙuru, da cin nasara suna tunatar da mu ƙarfin wasanni don ɗaga ɗaiɗaikun mutane da al'umma gaba ɗaya.
