Celine Ottah joins Deborah Abiodun at University of Pittsburgh

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

University of Pittsburgh in the United States of America (USA) had announced Nigeria midfielder, Celine Ottah.

The midfielder joins the Pittsburgh Panthers after previously featuring for another American side, South Georgia Fomenta FC during the 2023 USL W League.

Ottah has also played her freshman season with Polk State University.

In her first year with Polk State, Ottah became the third top goal scorer for the NJCAA powerhouse program, ending the year with fifteen goals and fourteen assists, in seventeen games played.

Ottah also ranked in the top 15 nationally in points with 44 on the season and received an honorable mention in the All-Region 8 Selections.

She helped the Bobcats to a 17-1-1 record and the first-ever women’s soccer national championship in school and MACCC history.

A member of Nigeria’s senior women’s National Team since 2018, Ottah most recently featured for the Super Falcons after receiving a call-up in 2021 to take on the United States on June 16.

She became the second Nigerian player with Randy Waldrum’s side after the acquisition of Deborah Abiodun from Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) Premiership side, Rivers Angels.