Helen Ukaonu

Helen Ukaonu
Maya Hayes and Helen Ukaonu in 2010
Born	(1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 34) Abuja
Nationality	Nigerian

Helen Ukaonu (born 17 May 1991, Abuja) is a Nigerian female football player. ^[1]

After four seasons at Sunnanå SK, Ukaona's contract was not renewed in December 2014. ^[2]

International career

Helen Ukaonu took part in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2010 and made her senior national team debut the same year at the 2010 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. She was also included in Nigeria’s squad for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. ^[3]

Participate in

2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squads

Nigeria

Head coach: Ngozi Eucharia Uche

The final squad was announced on 14 June. ^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Precious Dede (captain)	(1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 31)	70	0	Rivers Angels
2	3 MF	Rebecca Kalu	(1990-06-12)12 June 1990 (aged 21)	1	0	Rivers Angels
3	2 DF	Osinachi Ohale	(1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 19)	9	0	Delta Queens
4	3 MF	Perpetua Nkwocha	(1976-01-03)3 January 1976 (aged 35)	80	40	Sunnanå SK
5	2 DF	Onome Ebi	(1983-08-05)5 August 1983 (aged 27)	45	0	Düvenciler Lisesispor
6	2 DF	Helen Ukaonu	(1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 20)	11	1	Sunnanå SK
7	4 FW	Stella Mbachu	(1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 33)	85	20	Rivers Angels
8	3 MF	Ebere Orji	(1992-12-23)23 December 1992 (aged 18)	13	2	Rivers Angels
9	4 FW	Desire Oparanozie	(1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 17)	12	6	Delta Queens
10	3 MF	Rita Chikwelu	(1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 23)	37	16	Umeå IK
11	3 MF	Glory Iroka	(1990-01-03)3 January 1990 (aged 21)	8	0	Rivers Angels
12	4 FW	Sarah Michael	(1990-07-22)22 July 1990 (aged 20)	6	0	KIF Örebro DFF
13	3 MF	Ogonna Chukwudi	(1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 22)	12	0	Umeå IK
14	2 DF	Faith Ikidi	(1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 24)	47	0	Piteå IF
15	2 DF	Josephine Chukwunonye	(1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 19)	10	0	Rivers Angels
16	1 GK	Tochukwu Oluehi	(1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 23)	40	0	Sunshine Queens
17	4 FW	Francisca Ordega	(1993-10-19)19 October 1993 (aged 17)	9	1	Bayelsa Queens
18	2 DF	Ulunma Jerome	(1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 23)	37	0	Piteå IF
19	4 FW	Uchechi Sunday	(1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 16)	0	0	FC Neunkirch
20	4 FW	Amenze Aighewi	(1991-11-21)21 November 1991 (aged 19)	3	0	Rivers Angels
21	1 GK	Alaba Jonathan	(1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 19)	0	0	Pelican Stars

Group A

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Opening ceremony.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	France	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	1	2	−1	3
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

26 June 2011 (2011-06-26)

15:00

Nigeria	0–1	France
	Report	Delie 56'

Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim

Attendance: 25,475 ^[5]

Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

26 June 2011 (2011-06-26)

18:00

Germany	2–1	Canada
Garefrekes 10' Okoyino da Mbabi 42'	Report	Sinclair 82'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 73,680 ^[6]

Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)

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30 June 2011 (2011-06-30)

18:00

Canada	0–4	France
	Report	Thiney 24', 60' Abily 66' Thomis 83'

Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Attendance: 16,591 ^[7]

Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

30 June 2011 (2011-06-30)

20:45

Germany	1–0	Nigeria
Laudehr 54'	Report

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 48,817 ^[8]

Referee: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)

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5 July 2011 (2011-07-05)

20:45

France	2–4	Germany
Delie 56' Georges 72'	Report	Garefrekes 25' Grings 32', 68' (pen.) Okoyino da Mbabi 89'

Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

Attendance: 45,867 ^[9]

Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

5 July 2011 (2011-07-05)

20:45

Canada	0–1	Nigeria
	Report	Nkwocha 73'

Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden

Attendance: 13,638 ^[10]

Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

References

1. We want to retain.... Archived 13 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine , FUTAA.com
2. "Official : Sunnana SK Bid Farewell To Helen Ukaonu:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
3. "Helen Ukaonu - Player Profile & Stats". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
4. "Nigeria ohne Uwak zur WM". womensoccer.de. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
5. "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
6. "Match report – Group A – Germany v Canada" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
7. "Match report – Group A – Canada v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
8. "Match report – Group A – Germany v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
9. "Match report – Group A – France v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
10. "Match report – Group A – Canada v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

External links

• Helen Ukaonu – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Goal profile
• Helen Ukaonu at ESPN FC
• MTN football profile