Evelyn Nwabuoku Explained

Evelyn Nwabuoku
Fullname:Evelyn Chiedu Nwabuoku[1]
Birth Date:14 November 1985
Birth Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Currentclub:Guingamp
Clubnumber:14
Position:Midfielder
Clubs1:Bayelsa Queens
Years2:??–2015
Clubs2:Rivers Angels
Years3:2015
Clubs3:BIIK Kazygurt
Years4:2016
Clubs4:Östersunds DFF
Years5:2016–
Clubs5:Guingamp
Nationalteam1:Nigeria
Nationalcaps1:42[2]
Nationalgoals1:3
Ntupdate:18:19, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Evelyn Nwabuoku (born 14 November 1985) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for En Avant de Guingamp in the French Division 1 Féminine and the Nigeria women's national football team. She is the captain of the national side. Nwabuoku played previously for BIIK Kazygurt in the Kazakhstani women's football championship and for Bayelsa Queens and Rivers Angels in the Nigerian Women's Championship.

Club career

Nwabuoku played in the Nigerian Women's Championship for Bayelsa Queens and Rivers Angels before moving to BIIK Kazygurt of the Kazakhstani women's football championship in 2015.[3] She subsequently moved to French side En Avant de Guingamp, where she joined up with her sister, and fellow Nigerian international Desire Oparanozie. She helped Nwabuoku with the initial language difficulties and to settle in the area. Nwabuoku made her debut in the victory against league favourites FCF Juvisy, and praised the atmosphere in the Fred-Aubert Stadium.[4]

International career

She captained the Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the "Super Falcons", at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2014 African Women's Championship winning the latter. Nwabuoku said that becoming the captain was "amazing", and that "There is nothing as great as representing and defending the pride of your country." However, she added that the team had underperformed in the previous few years and were looking to improve at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[4] She was also part of the squad at the 2012 African Women's Championship.[3] [5]

Honours

Club

Rivers Angels

International

Nigeria

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . . 20 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610005151/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=224781/index.html . dead . 10 June 2015 . FIFA.com . 20 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Biik Kazygurt sign Evelyn Nwabuoku from Rivers Angels . Goal.com . 30 June 2015.
  4. News: Shittu . Ibtoye . INTERVIEW: Nwabuoku speaks on the development of female football . 10 November 2016 . Naij.
  5. Web site: Okon picks Oshoala, Nwabuoku, 21 others for World Cup . 27 May 2015 . The NFF.