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Nigerian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anam Imo (born 30 November 2000) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Piteå IF in the Damallsvenskan and the national football team. She has also played for the under-20 team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 November 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Piteå IF | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Nasarawa Amazons | 0 | (0) | |
2019–2020 | Rosengård | 37 | (7) |
2021– | Piteå IF | 44 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
Nigeria U-20 | 4 | (0) | |
2018– | Nigeria | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:00, 10 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:15, 13 June 2019 (UTC) |
In March 2016, Imo scored the only goal for Nasarawa Amazons in their defeat to Nigeria under 17 team, in preparation for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2]
Imo was among the players invited to the Nigerian squad for the 2015 African Games by head coach, Christopher Danjuma.[3] During camping, she scored several goals for the team.[4][5] Ahead of the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations, Imo was in the 30-man provisional squad by Florence Omagbemi, but didn't make the final team of 23 players.[6] At under-20 level, She was instrumental in the qualification of Nigeria for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring in both legs of the final qualification game against South Africa.[7][8]
She was named in the final squad list by coach Thomas Dennerby to the 2018 WAFU Women's Cup.[9] At the tournament, she scored a goal against the Togolese women's team in the final group game.[10] In April 2018, Imo was in the starting lineup in Nigerian defeat to France in a friendly game in Le Mans.[11]
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