Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra is an American retired professional soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon, she played as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 to 2004. Hamm was the face of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, where she played for the Washington Freedom from 2001 to 2003. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team and helped the team win four consecutive NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship titles.
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is an American retired soccer player. She was a member of the United States women's national team for 23 years and is the most-capped football player in the history of the sport, gaining her 354th and final cap against Mexico in a World Cup qualifier in November 2010. Lilly scored 130 goals for the US national team, behind Mia Hamm's 158 goals, and Abby Wambach's 184.
Malin Elisabeth Andersson is a Swedish women's football player.
Maureen Nkeiruka Mmadu is a Nigerian football coach and former midfielder. As a player she most recently represented Avaldsnes IL, a First Division team based on Norway's west coast. She played for several other teams in Norway's Toppserien as well for Linköpings FC and QBIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.
Rita Chikwelu is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and midfielder for Spanish Liga F club FC Levante Las Planas and the Nigeria women's national team. She previously played for Swedish sides Umeå IK and Kristianstads DFF.
Lilian Cole is a Nigerian football defender who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Christie George is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a forward.
Tawa Bowanle Ishola is a Nigerian football midfielder who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Edith Eduviere is a female Nigerian football midfielder.
Françoise Joséphine Bella is a Cameroonian football midfielder who played for the Cameroon women's national football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. On club level she played for Rivers Angels and Bayelsa Queens in Nigeria.
Ajuma Ameh-Otache was a Nigerian football midfielder. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On club level she played for Pelican Stars.
Blessing Igbojionu is a female Nigerian football forward.
Yinka Kudaisi is a Nigerian former football defender who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the club level, she played for Pelican Stars.
Akudo Sabi is a female Nigerian football defender. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was selected for the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship All-Star Team in 2004. On club level she played for Bayelsa Queens.
Nkechi Egbe is a Nigerian former football forward who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the club level, she played for Delta Queens.
Chima Nwosu was a female Nigerian football defender.
Ann Agumanu-Chiejine is a Nigerian football goalkeeper who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics. She is an assistant coach for the U17 Nigerian women's team.
Gloria Usieta is a Nigerian former football midfielder who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 1999 Women's World Cup, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Nkiru Doris "NK" Okosieme is a former captain of the Nigerian female football team football midfielder who played for the Nigeria women's national football team across four FIFA Women's World Cups, Several African Women Cup of Nations and 2000 Summer Olympics. Okosieme was nicknamed "The Headmistress" for her habit of scoring important goals with her head.
Florence Omagbemi is a Nigerian former football midfielder. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team across four FIFA Women's World Cups, several Africa Women Cup of Nations and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2016, she was named interim coach of the national side, having previously been an assistant coach to the Nigeria women's national under-20 football team.
listen ) (born 3 November 1974) is a Nigerian former football midfielder who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the club level, she played for Rivers Angels. [1] She scored Nigeria's first ever FIFA Women's World Cup goal against Canada in the 1995 tournament in Sweden.
