Perpetua Nkwocha

Perpetua Nkwocha

Infobox Football biography
playername = Perpetua Nkwocha


fullname = Perpetua Nkwocha
dateofbirth = birth date and age |1976|01|03
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =
height = height|m=1.80 [Source: http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/6/227606.shtml]
position = Midfielder
currentclub = flagicon|SWE Sunnanå SK
clubnumber = 4
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
clubs = Sunnanå SK
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = ???? – present
nationalteam = fbw|NGA
nationalcaps(goals) = 30/9 pcupdate =
ntupdate = 9 September 2007

Perpetua Nkwocha (born January 3, 1976) is a Nigerian female professional footballer, who currently plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Sunnanå SK. She is also a member and the captain of the Nigeria women's national football team.

Nkwocha was voted African women's footballer of the year in 2004 and 2005 by CAF.

With the Nigeria national team, she has participated in three CAF Women's Championship (2002, 2004, and 2006), winning all three of them. At the 2004 Women's African Football Championship, she scored four goals in the final against Cameroon to help her country win the title. She also set a record by scoring nine overall goals during the tournament, and was named the best player of the tournament.Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7479616.stm]

Nkwocha has also participated in two Women's World Cup finals (2003 and 2007, and at the Olympic tournaments of 2000, 2004, and 2008.

In June 2008, the BBC reported that Nkwocha had announced her plans to retire in two years, and that after doing so she wants to continue to be involved in football by becoming a coach.

Achievements

Team honours
*2002 Women's African Football Championship - Winner
*2004 Women's African Football Championship - Winner
*2006 Women's African Football Championship - Winner

Individual honours
*2004 — African Women Player of the Year.
*2005 — African Women Player of the Year.

References

External links

* [http://img.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=178893/index.html FIFA.com - Individual record at FIFA tournaments]
* [http://www.africafoot.com/caf_comites/album_awards2004.html Pictures of Perpetua receiving African Women Player of the Year award in 2004]

Persondata
NAME= Nkwocha, Perpetua
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Nkwocha, Perpetua
SHORT DESCRIPTION=
DATE OF BIRTH= 3 January 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH= Living
PLACE OF DEATH=


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Perpetua Nkwocha — Pas d image ? Cliquez ici. Situation actuelle Club actuel …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Perpetua (disambiguation) — Perpetua can refer to:* Perpetua and Felicity, two 3rd century Christian martyrs * Perpetua (typeface), a typeface * Reclusión perpetua, a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment in the Philippines, Argentina, and several other countries *… …   Wikipedia

  • Championnat d'Afrique de football féminin 2004 — Infobox compétition sportive Championnat d Afrique de football féminin 2004 Sport football féminin Organisateur(s) Confédération africaine de football Éditions 6e édition Lieu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2007/Gruppe B — Resultate der Gruppe B der Fußball Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2007: Rang Land Tore Punkte 1 USA 5:2 7 2 Nordkorea 5:4 4 3 Schweden 3:4 4 4 Nigeria 1:4 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fußball-Afrikameisterschaft der Frauen 2010 — African Women Championship 2010 Afrikanische Frauen Fußballmeisterschaft Anzahl Nationen 8 (von 23 Bewerbern) Afrikameister …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • African Women Footballer of the Year — African Women Footballer of the Year, an annual award for Africa s best female football player.*2001 Mercy Akide, Nigeria *2002 Alberta Sackey, Ghana *2003 Adjoa Bayor, Ghana *2004 Perpetua Nkwocha, Nigeria *2005 Perpetua Nkwocha, Nigeria *2006… …   Wikipedia

  • Nigerianische Fußballnationalmannschaft der Frauen — Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria Spitzname(n) Super Falcons Super Falken Verband Nigeria Football Federation Konföderation CAF Technischer Sponsor Adidas …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Olympische Sommerspiele 2008/Fußball — Bei den XXIX.Olympischen Sommerspielen 2008 in Peking wurden zwei Wettbewerbe im Fußball ausgetragen. Beim Turnier der Männer traten 16 Mannschaften mit einem Kader von je 18 Spielern an. Insgesamt wurden also 288 Spieler zugelassen. Beim Turnier …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Нквоча, Перпетуа — Перпетуа Нквоча …   Википедия

  • Нквоча — Нквоча, Перпетуа Перпетуа Нквоча …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”