| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 February 2001 | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Delta Queens | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Nigeria | |||
Rita Akarekor (born 13 February 2001 [1] ) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Delta Queens in the Nigeria Women Premier League, and Nigeria women's national football team as a goalkeeper. She was adjudged the best goalkeeper in the 2016 Nigeria Women Premier League, and was the only player in her position nominated as the most valuable player in the league. [2]
During the 2017 Nigeria Women Premier League, Akarekor scored a goal in her side's two–goal win over Adamawa Queens. She explained that it has been her desire for a while to score a competitive goal in the league. [3] In April 2017, Akarekor was in the lineup that defeated relegation threatened Saadatu Amazons, 2-1. A goal from Amazons ended her clean sheet from two previous games. [4] In July 2017, the penultimate game before the end of the regular season, Akarekor recorded another clean sheet against Adamawa Queens at the Atiku Abubakar Stadium. [5]
Akarekor featured in the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations winning team.
2016 AFCON Tournament: Participated in the main 2016 tournament in Cameroon [6] as one of the youngest squad members—born in 2001, she was just 15 at the time
Falconets (U‑20)
2018 U‑20 World Cup: Rita Akarekor was selected as a goalkeeper for the Falconets [7] in the 2018 FIFA U‑20 Women’s World Cup held in France—alongside notable U‑17 and club keepers .
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