Ngozi Okobi

Okobi is one of a number of Nigerians plying their trade in Sweden. Okobi, who plays for Eskilstuna United DFF, has demonstrated her versatility by slotting in right across the pitch, from No10 and attacking midfield, to centre midfield and on the wing. She played every minute of Nigeria’s Canada 2015 campaign. The only married Nigerian woman footballer still active, Okobi tied the knot with her Real Estate mogul sweetheart, Ahmed Okeoghene, in 2017.

Ordega

Ordega, 25, was just 17-years-old when she made her FIFA Women’s Cup debut at Germany 2011. She then found the net at Canada 2015 when she bagged a late equaliser against Sweden in their 3-3 thriller. She was one of the country’s key players at France 2019 where the country got to the Round of 16 of the championship before losing 3-0 to Germany. The former Washington Spirit and Atletico Madrid forward is now in China PR with Shanghai.

Onome Ebi

Now 36, the vastly experienced defender Ebi took part in her fifth FIFA Women’s World Cup at France 2019. Her first came in 2003 as part of a Nigeria team that consisted of national legends Perpetua Nkwocha, Precious Dede and Mercy Akide. The centre-back plays for China PR club Henan Huishang and was named Nigeria’s Player of the Year 2018.

Dike

Many call her the cutest Nigerian female footballer. Sister to ex- Super Eagles striker Bright Dike, former Oklahoma State University forward, Courtney Dike, missed the final list for the Super Falcons at the last World Cup in France after making her debut in 2015 after coming on for Asisat Oshoala in a match against Australia at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. She first came to limelight in 2014, when she received a call up to represent the Nigerian U-20 national team for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada and she scored the fastest goal in the history of the competition after just 13 seconds in a match against North Korea.

Tochukwu OLUEHI

Oluehi was named goalkeeper of the tournament at the 2018 CAF African Women’s Championship as Nigeria claimed an eleventh continental title. The 32-year-old conceded just one goal in the group stage before emerging victorious in penalty shoot-outs in the semi-finals and final. She has been to three FIFA Women’s World Cups before this year’s edition and didn’t play a game, being back-up goalkeeper to the now retired Precious Dede.

Chinaza Uchendu

Lagos-born Uchendu plays for Portuguese outfit Braga. France 2019 marked the 21-year-old midfielder’s first FIFA Women’s World Cup. Although she only made a brief appearance at the 2018 CAF African Women’s Championship, coming on as a substitute eight minutes before the end of extra-time in the final, she bagged one of the decisive spot-kicks to help the Super Falcons to another continental title and started the opening day defeat against Norway at the World Cup in France.

Ini-Abasi Anefiok Umotong

Ini-Abasi Anefiok Umotong (born 15 May 1994) is a British Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for FA WSL club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Nigeria national team. Born in Calabar, Nigeria, Umotong alongside her family moved to Birmingham, England, when she was one year old. She is the youngest of six siblings born to Ben Anefiok and Grace Umotong. She began playing football at the age of five and it was in Primary school she got scouted by Birmingham City, Centre of Excellence in 2003.\ She earned her first call up to the Super Falcons in February, 2015 and was named in the 23-player list for the World Cup in Canada in 2015 but did not feature in any of Nigeria’s three group matches as the African Champions failed to progress to the knockout stage.

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