Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cecilia Ngibo Nku [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 October 1992||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rivers Angels | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Rivers Angels | |||
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Nigeria | 9 [2] | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:36, 17 June 2015 (UTC) |
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