Ugochi Emenayo

Ugochi Emenayo

Personal information
Full name	Ugochi Cynthia Emenayo
Date of birth	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Bornova Hitab
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Nasarawa Amazons
2021–2023	Konak	32	(7)
2023–	Bornova Hitab	18	(2)
International career
2012	Nigeria U-17
2016	Nigeria U-20
	Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Ugochi Cynthia Emenayo (born 20 December 1997)[1] is a Nigerian professional women's football defender who plays in the Turkish Super League for Bornova Hitab in İzmir and the Nigeria women's national football team.

Club career

Ugochi played as a defender for Nasarawa Amazons F.C. in her country's NWFL Premiership.[2][3][4]

In December 2021, Ugochi moved to Turkey, and joined Konak to play in the 2021–22 Women's Super League season.[5][6]

After playing two seasons in the Women's Super League, she transferred for the 2023–24 season to Bornova Hitab, which was newly promoted to the Women's First League.[5][7] At the end of the season, her team was promoted to the Turkish Super League.[5]

International career

Ugochi has represented Nigeria at under-17, under-20 and senior national team, nicknamed "Super Falcons".[4][8]

Ugochi alongside 24 other players were selected by head coach, Bala Nkiyu to represent the Nigeria U-17 team at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.[8]

She didn't make the squad list for Nigeria in the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations.[9]

In April 2019, Ugochi alongside Rofiat Sule, Osarenoma Igbinovia and 23 other players were selected by head coach, Thomas Dennerby to represent Nigeria at the West African Football Union Women's Cup in Abidjan.[10][11]

She was among the players picked to represent Nigeria in the 2020 African Women's Olympic Games.[12]

Honours

Turkish First League

Bornova Hitab

Runners-up (1): 2023–24

References

1. "Ugochi Emenayo – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport.
2. "Nasarawa Amazons Releases Four Players". Nasarawa Futball. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
3. Oluwashina Okeleji (7 November 2018). "Nigeria finalise squad for Women's Africa Cup of Nations". BBC. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
4. Sola Oyeniyi (26 January 2019). "NWFL Super 4: Emenayo confident of title defence,". ACL Sports. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
5. "Ugochi Cynthia Emenayo" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
6. "Konak Belediyespor'a Başkan Batur uğuru". Gerçek İzmir (in Turkish). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
7. "Kadın FK mutsuz başladı". Çağdaş Kocaeli (in Turkish). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
8. Emmanuel, Ogala (22 February 2014). "Women U-21 World Cup: Coach Nkiyu names 25 for Nigeria – Premium Times Nigeria".
9. "Dennerby reveals Nigeria's AWCON squad". ESPN.com. 7 November 2018.
10. "Nigeria coach Dennerby invites 26 players for WAFU Women's Cup | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
11. "Falcons coach lists 26 for Gambia". Punch Newspapers.
12. "Olympic Qualifier: Nnadozie, Uchendu & Okeke make Nigeria return for Cote d'Ivoire tie | Goal.com". www.goal.com.

External links

• Ugochi Emenayo at Global Sports Archive