Gladys Akpa

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Gladys Akpa
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 39)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Sunshine Queens
International career‡
Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 october 2014 (before the 2012 African Women's Championship)

Gladys Akpa (born 1 January 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for the Nigeria women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2010 African Women's Championship and 2012 African Women's Championship. At the club level, she played for Sunshine Queens in Nigeria. [1] She played for Nigeria against Mali (20 November 2016), Ghana (23 November 2016), Kenya (26 November 2016), South Africa (29 November 2016) and Cameroon (3 December 2016). [2]

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International carerr

Nigeria

Club career highlights

Sunshine Queens (NWPL): Played as a central/back defender. A notable moment came on May 11, 2015, when Akpa unintentionally scored an own goal in a 2–1 league match against Capital City Doves [5]

Participate in

2010 African Women's Championship

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3300101+99Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)320173+46
3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 3102311−83
4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 300338−50
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Popela Soccerball shade.svg35'
Mamello Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)		 Report Chabruma Soccerball shade.svg43'
Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Therese Neguel (Cameroon)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg5–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Nkwocha Soccerball shade.svg15', 16', 42'
Mbachu Soccerball shade.svg70'
Ordega Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report
Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
van Wyk Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Nkwocha Soccerball shade.svg33', 39'
Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg3–2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Konate Soccerball shade.svg25'
Diarra Soccerball shade.svg31'
N'Diaye Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Mwasikili Soccerball shade.svg30'
Swalehe Soccerball shade.svg32'
Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Patricia Obone Obiang (Gabon)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report Amanda Soccerball shade.svg32', 76', 90'
Jermaine Soccerball shade.svg84'
Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report Nkwocha Soccerball shade.svg12', 32'
Oparanozie Soccerball shade.svg82'
Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa
Referee: Aissatta Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
11 November - Daveyton
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5
 
14 November - Daveyton
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4
 
11 November - Daveyton
 
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2
 
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea (a.e.t.)3
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
14 November - Daveyton
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2

Semi-finals

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg5–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Helen Ukaonu Soccerball shade.svg33'
Oparanozie Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Nkwocha Soccerball shade.svg58', 74', 81' (pen.)		 Report Ngock Soccerball shade.svg47'
Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg3 – 1 (a.e.t.)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
S. Simporé Soccerball shade.svg103', 120+5'
Jade Soccerball shade.svg109'		 Report Dlamini Soccerball shade.svg120+8'
Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Aisatta Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Third place play-off

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report Skiti Soccerball shade.svg8'
Dlamini Soccerball shade.svg38'
Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)

Final

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–2Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Nkwocha Soccerball shade.svg8'
Oparanozie Soccerball shade.svg76'
Nke Soccerball shade.svg77' (o.g.)
Carol Soccerball shade.svg84' (o.g.)		 Report Carol Soccerball shade.svg62'
Jade Soccerball shade.svg81'
Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)

2012 African Women's Championship

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 330082+69Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 311153+24
3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 31027703
4Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 301208−81
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg5–0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Report
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata
Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg4–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata
Referee: Neama Mohamed Rashad (Egypt)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata
Referee: Maximina Bernardo (Angola)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Insaf El Harkaoui (Morocco)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata
Referee: Aisha Nabikko Ssemambo (Uganda)


Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
7 November – Malabo
 
 
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2
 
11 November – Malabo
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0
 
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 4
 
7 November – Bata
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
11 November – Malabo
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0

Semi-finals

Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Chinasa Soccerball shade.svg7'
Añonman Soccerball shade.svg40'		 Report
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report van Wyk Soccerball shade.svg23'
Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata

Third place play-off

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Enganamouit Soccerball shade.svg31' Report
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Final

Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg4–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Chinasa Soccerball shade.svg43', 72'
Tiga Soccerball shade.svg66'
Añonman Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 20 000

References

  1. ↑ "List of players of the 8th African Women Championship, EQUATORIAL GUINEA 2012" (PDF). cafonline.com. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gladys Akpa - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive".
  3. ↑ https://www.medianigeria.com/biography-of-gladys-akpa/
  4. ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/awc-2016-omagbemi-invites-30-falcons/
  5. ↑ https://articles.connectnigeria.com/golden-moments-in-sports-when-sunshine-queens-defeated-capital-city-doves-2-1/


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