Gloria Ofoegbu

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Gloria Ofoegbu
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Personal information
Full nameGloria Chetachi Ofoegbu [1]
Date of birth (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Calabar, Nigeria
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Left back/Wing back
Club information
Current team
Rivers Angels
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Nasarawa Amazons
2011– Rivers Angels
National team
2008 Nigeria U-17
2010–2012 Nigeria U-20
2014– Nigeria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gloria Ofoegbu (born 3 January 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left back and wing back for Rivers Angels and the Nigeria women's national football team. [2] She represented Nigeria twice at FIFA U-20 tournaments in 2010 where she won silver after Nigeria finished second and in 2012. She also represented Nigeria at the 2014 African Women's Championship in Namibia. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official Squad Lists" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 23 October 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Player Profile: Gloria Ofoegbu". Soccer Laduma. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. "Gloria OFOEGBU". Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Retrieved 23 August 2015.