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Ngozi Sonia Okobi-Okeoghene (née Okobi; born 14 December 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish club Eskilstuna United DFF and the Nigeria women's national team.

Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene

Personal information
Full name	Ngozi Sonia Okobi-Okeoghene[1]
Birth name	Ngozi Sonia Okobi[2]
Date of birth	(1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
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	68	(6)
National team‡
2010–	Nigeria	27[3]	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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).[4] She also played for Nigeria at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5][6]

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.[7]

On 6 January 2016, the Washington Spirit waived Okobi.[8]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

International

Nigeria

• African Women's Championship (4): 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018

Individual

• IFFHS CAF Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[9]

References

External links

• Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Ngozi Okobi

Ngozi Sonia Okobi (* 14. Dezember 1993) ist eine nigerianische Fußballspielerin.

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- [en] Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene

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[fr] Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene

Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene, née le 14 décembre 1993, est une joueuse de football internationale nigériane. Elle évolue au poste de milieu de terrain avec l'équipe d'Eskilstuna United DFF dans le championnat de Suède, et en faveur de l'équipe nationale nigériane, les Super Falcons[2].

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[it] Ngozi Okobi

Ngozi Okobi (14 dicembre 1993) è una calciatrice nigeriana, centrocampista dell'Eskilstuna United e della nazionale nigeriana.

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