Ugo Njoku

Ugo Njoku (born 27 November 1994, in Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays defender for Croix Savoie Ambilly in the Nigerian Women's Championship and the Nigeria women's national team.

Ugo Njoku

Personal information
Full name	Ugo Njoku[1]
Date of birth	(1994-11-27) 27 November 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Rivers Angels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Rivers Angels
2018–	Croix Savoie Ambilly
International career‡
2014–	Nigeria	7[2]	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:22, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

International career

Ugo Njoku played for Rivers Angels in the Nigerian Women's Championship from 2013 to 2017, before moving to Croix Savoie Ambilly.^[3]

Njoku had her first international action in 2014 while playing for Nigeria in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup match against Namibia.^[4] She was also part of the winning squad at the 2014 African Women's Championship. In May 2015 Njoku was called up to play for team Nigeria in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[5]

During the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group Match vs Australia Njoku elbowed Australian player Sam Kerr in the face.^[6] Njoku's actions, which were described as one of the most violent acts seen in a women's football match could result in a lengthy bag for the Nigerian player.^[7] Njoku was eventually suspended for three competitive games by the disciplinary panel, in effect ruling her out for the remainder of the tournament.^[8]

Honours

International

Nigeria

• African Women's Championship (2): 2014, 2016

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. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. "OFFICIAL: Super Falcons defender joins French club". Ultima Sportsnet. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
4. "Ugo Njoku - Profile and Statistics". SoccerPunter.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
5. "Falcons fly out with high hopes". Thenff.com. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
6. "Area Of Concern For USA Obvious After Draw With Sweden". Forbes.com. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
7. "FIFA Women's World Cup: Nigeria's Ugo Njoku faces long ban for Sam Kerr elbow". foxsports.com.au. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
8. "Nigeria's Njoku banned 3 games for elbow to Kerr". The Equalizer. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

External links

• Ugo Njoku – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Ugo Njoku at Soccerway