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ShirtJustine Madugu (since 2024)

Grupo C · Women's African Cup of Nations

2026/27
2.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
9
Goals for
5
Goals against
6
Points

Grupo B · Women's African Cup of Nations

2025/26
1.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
4
Goals for
0
Goals against
7
Points
Goals scored per match · 1 of 12 in the competitionGoals2.33Shots on target per match · 1 of 12 in the competitionShots on target5.67Goals per 100 shots · 2 of 12 in the competitionConversion19%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 2 of 12 in the competitionClean sheets67%Average share of the ball · 4 of 12 in the competitionPossession56%Duels won over duels contested · 3 of 12 in the competitionDuels won52%

Compared with the 12 teams in Women's African Cup of Nations in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 12 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.331.º
Shots on target5.671.º
Conversion19%2.º
Clean sheets67%2.º
Possession56%4.º
Duels won52%3.º

Grupo C · Olympic Women's Football Tournament

2024/25
4.°
Position
3
Played
0
Won
1
Goals for
5
Goals against
0
Points
Goals scored per match · 12 of 12 in the competitionGoals0.33Shots on target per match · 11 of 12 in the competitionShots on target3.33Goals per 100 shots · 12 of 12 in the competitionConversion5%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 7 of 12 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 8 of 12 in the competitionPossession42%Duels won over duels contested · 11 of 12 in the competitionDuels won45%

Compared with the 12 teams in Olympic Women's Football Tournament in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 12 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.3312.º
Shots on target3.3311.º
Conversion5%12.º
Clean sheets0%7.º
Possession42%8.º
Duels won45%11.º

Grupo B · Women's World Cup

2022/23
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
3
Goals for
2
Goals against
5
Points
Goals scored per match · 17 of 32 in the competitionGoals0.75Shots on target per match · 24 of 32 in the competitionShots on target2.75Goals per 100 shots · 22 of 32 in the competitionConversion8%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 1 of 32 in the competitionClean sheets75%Average share of the ball · 24 of 32 in the competitionPossession39%Duels won over duels contested · 19 of 32 in the competitionDuels won49%

Compared with the 32 teams in Women's World Cup in 2022/23.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 32 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.7517.º
Shots on target2.7524.º
Conversion8%22.º
Clean sheets75%1.º
Possession39%24.º
Duels won49%19.º

Grupo C · Women's African Cup of Nations

2022/23
2.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
7
Goals for
2
Goals against
6
Points
Goals scored per match · 2 of 12 in the competitionGoals1.50Shots on target per match · 3 of 12 in the competitionShots on target4.83Goals per 100 shots · 5 of 12 in the competitionConversion13%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 3 of 12 in the competitionClean sheets50%Average share of the ball · 4 of 12 in the competitionPossession53%Duels won over duels contested · 2 of 12 in the competitionDuels won52%

Compared with the 12 teams in Women's African Cup of Nations in 2022/23.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 12 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.502.º
Shots on target4.833.º
Conversion13%5.º
Clean sheets50%3.º
Possession53%4.º
Duels won52%2.º

Grupo A · Women's World Cup

2018/19
3.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
2
Goals for
4
Goals against
3
Points
Goals scored per match · 18 of 24 in the competitionGoals0.50Shots on target per match · 22 of 24 in the competitionShots on target1.50Goals per 100 shots · 13 of 24 in the competitionConversion9%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 13 of 24 in the competitionClean sheets25%Average share of the ball · 21 of 24 in the competitionPossession35%Duels won over duels contested · 11 of 24 in the competitionDuels won50%

Compared with the 24 teams in Women's World Cup in 2018/19.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 24 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.5018.º
Shots on target1.5022.º
Conversion9%13.º
Clean sheets25%13.º
Possession35%21.º
Duels won50%11.º

Grupo B · Women's African Cup of Nations

2018/19
2.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
10
Goals for
1
Goals against
6
Points
Goals scored per match · 2 of 8 in the competitionGoals2.00Shots on target per match · 3 of 8 in the competitionShots on target5.80Goals per 100 shots · 5 of 8 in the competitionConversion14%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 1 of 8 in the competitionClean sheets80%Average share of the ball · 4 of 8 in the competitionPossession50%Duels won over duels contested · 4 of 8 in the competitionDuels won50%

Compared with the 8 teams in Women's African Cup of Nations in 2018/19.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 8 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.002.º
Shots on target5.803.º
Conversion14%5.º
Clean sheets80%1.º
Possession50%4.º
Duels won50%4.º

Grupo C · Cyprus Women's Cup

2018/19
3.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
5
Goals for
8
Goals against
3
Points

Grupo D · Women's World Cup

2014/15
4.°
Position
3
Played
0
Won
3
Goals for
6
Goals against
1
Points

Grupo A · Women's World Cup

2010/11
3.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
1
Goals for
2
Goals against
3
Points

Squad

2026/27

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
23Comfort ErhaborGoalkeeperNetherlands21---2026
16Chiamaka NnadozieGoalkeeperNigeria251.80 m69 kgRight2018
1Fatima OlokoGoalkeeperNigeria18---2026

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
22Michelle AlozieFull backUnited States291.70 m60 kgRight2021
14Oluwatosin DemehinDefenderNigeria241.67 m63 kgRight2021
21Rofiat ImuranDefenderNigeria221.65 m56 kgLeft2022
25Sikiratu IsahDefenderNigeria29---2024
44Glory OgbonnaDefenderNigeria271.60 m52 kgRight2018
3Osinachi OhaleCentre backNigeria341.74 m67 kgRight2011
19Shukurat OladipoDefenderNigeria221.60 m--2024
10Christy UcheibeDefenderNigeria251.70 m64 kgRight2022

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
13Deborah AbiodunMidfielderNigeria221.68 m61 kgBoth2022
18Halimatu AyindeMidfielderNigeria311.67 m60 kgRight2015
6Joe EcheginiMidfielderNetherlands251.70 m62 kgRight2022

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
10Rasheedat AjibadeForwardNigeria261.59 m58 kgRight2018
30Omorinsola BabajideForwardEngland281.74 m59 kgRight2024
19Chinwendu IhezuoForwardNigeria291.70 m64 kgLeft2018
9Folashade IjamilusiForwardNigeria25---2025
12Uchenna KanuForwardNigeria291.76 m53 kgRight2019
20Gift MondayForwardNigeria241.68 m57 kg-2021
6Esther OkoronkwoForwardNigeria291.76 m66 kgLeft2021
17Joy OmewaForwardNigeria23---2026
17Francisca OrdegaStrikerNigeria321.60 m53 kgRight2011
8Asisat OshoalaForwardNigeria321.73 m70 kgRight2015
17Toni PayneForwardUnited States311.60 m55 kgRight2019