Uchenna Kanu: Nigeria forward joins Racing Louisville ahead of OL Reign test

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigerian striker, Uchenna Kanu has joined her new teammates at Racing Louisville for pre-season preparation.

The former Sevilla player last month joined Racing Louisville from Mexican champions, UANL Tigres in a record $150,000 deal, signing a two-year contract with Racing with an option for the 2025 season.

She is expected to play her first game for the NWSL side on Thursday during a preseason match against OL Reign.

The former Linkopings FC player helped Tigres to the 2022 Mexican Liga MX Femenil’s Torneo Apertura title, scoring 23 goals in 38 appearances for Tigres during her two seasons with the Mexican side.

Before her time in Mexico, Kanu impressed in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan, tallying 22 goals in 42 matches over two years with Linköpings FC.

She also spent part of the pandemic-impacted 2019/2020 season in Spain with Sevilla FC, making six appearances for the Spanish club.

For Super Falcons, Kanu has scored 10 goals in 12 games for the nine-time African Champions.