Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is an American former professional football player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a football icon, she played as a forward for the United States national 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 and helped the team win four NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship titles.
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is an American former professional 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 international goals for the US national team, making her the team's third-highest goal scorer behind Mia Hamm's 158 goals, and Abby Wambach's 184.
Maureen Nkeiruka Mmadu is a Nigerian football coach and former international who played as a 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.
Efioanwan Ekpo is a Nigerian footballer who played for the Nigeria women's national football team. Ekpo competed at the 2003 World Cup, 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 African Championship, 2007 World Cup and 2008 Summer Olympics.
Rita Chikwelu is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and midfielder for the Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Shabab and the Nigeria women's national team. She previously played for Swedish sides Umeå IK and Kristianstads DFF. She then played for the Spanish clubs Madrid CFF and Levante Las Planas.
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.
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. At the club level, she played for Pelican Stars.
Rita Nwadike 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. She scored Nigeria's first ever FIFA Women's World Cup goal against Canada in the 1995 tournament in Sweden.
Blessing Igbojionu is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a forward for the Nigeria women’s national football team.
Akudo Sabi is a 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. At the club level, she played for Bayelsa Queens.
Nkechi Egbe is a Nigerian former football forward who played as a forward for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the club level, she played for Delta Queens.
Chima Nwosu is a Nigerian former football defender.
Bonny Madsen is a Danish former football defender, who was part of the Denmark women's national football team. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing three matches. At club level she played for Malmö in Sweden, as well as Lugo, Pisa and ACF Milan in Italy.
Ann Agumanu-Chiejine is a Nigerian former 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.
Patience Avre is a Nigerian former football forward who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 1995, 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Nkiru Doris "NK" Okosieme is a former captain of the Nigeria women's national football team who played as a midfielder.
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 Nigeria women's national side, having previously served as an assistant coach to the Nigeria women's national under-20 football team.
Judith Nneka Chime is a Nigerian former football goalkeeper. She played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
