Therese Ninon Abena (born 5 September 1994), known as Ninon Abena,[1] is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for ACF Torino and the Cameroon women's national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Therese Ninon Abena[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 28) | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | ACF Torino | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–2019 | Louves Minproff | ? | (?) |
2019– | ACF Torino | ? | (?) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Cameroon | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:40, 14 March 2021 (UTC) |
Abena played for Cameroon top division team Louves Minproff,[3] before signing for Italian Serie C club ACF Torino in November 2019. She signed a one-year contract.[4][5] She missed a Cameroon qualification game for the 2020 Summer Olympics in order to finalise her club deal.[4]
Abena was part of the Cameroon squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. At the time of the squad announcement, she had made 3 appearances.[2][6] She didn't make an appearance at the tournament.[7] She played in the final of the 2015 African Games, which Cameroon lost to Ghana.[8] She was included in the squad for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations,[9] and scored two goals as Cameroon beat Mali 4–2 in the third-placed playoff. The result meant that Cameroon qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[10][11] She made two appearances at the 2019 World Cup.[12]
Abena is the youngest of 20 siblings. One of her older sisters was unhappy when Abena started playing football.[3]
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