Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene

Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (born 14 December 1993) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Eskilstuna United DFF and the Nigeria women's national football team

Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
Personal information
Full name Ngozi Sonia Okobi-Okeoghene[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993[1]
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfield
Club information
Current team
 Eskilstuna United
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Delta Queens
2015 Washington Spirit 4 (0)
2016–2017 Vittsjö GIK 38 (3)
2018– Eskilstuna United 61 (6)
National team‡
2010– Nigeria 27[2] (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 June 2015


International career

Ngozi played the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with the Falconets (nickname of the younger Nigeria women's national football teams).

At senior level (nicknamed Super Falcons) she was part of the squads at the African Women's Championship tournaments of 2010, 2012 and 2014, winning two of them (2010 and 2014).[3] She also played for Nigeria at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4][5]

Ngozi Okobi has played for the Nigerian team albeit the under 17 squad since 2008 and got her first senior call up immediately after the U-17 tournament in 2010. The forward registered her first international goal against Zambia where she aided Nigeria trounce the hosts 6–0 at the 2014 African Women's Championship.

Club career

On 23 June 2015, Washington Spirit announced a deal (in principle) for the attacker from her home-town club, Delta Queens of the Nigerian Women's Championship for an undisclosed fee thereby making her the third Nigerian to move to the National Women's Soccer League club in 2015 behind attacker Francisca Ordega and the second in the World Cup behind defender, Josephine Chukwunonye.[6]

On 6 January 2016, the Washington Spirit waived Okobi.[7]

Style of play

She is known for her resilience and prefers playing the coveted "10" role; just behind the striker though she can play in a number of positions including Attacking Midfielder, Winger and Right Wing-back.

Honours

International
Nigeria

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. Janine Anthony. "FEMME FATALE..!!!!!!!!".
  4. "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ – Players – Ngozi-OKOBI". FIFA.com. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. "The O's upset Sweden in pulsating 3 all thriller". womenssoccerunited.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. "Spirit sign Nigerian forward Ngozi Okobi". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  7. "Spirit Waives Forward Ngozi Sonia Okobi".
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