Ugo Njoku

Ugo Njoku (born 27 November 1994, in Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays defender for Rivers Angels in the Nigerian Women's Championship.

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
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Rivers Angels
2018–????	Croix Savoie Ambilly
????-	Rivers Angels
International career‡
2014–2015	Nigeria	7[2]	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals 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