Nigeria-eligible forward Brooke Nunn joins Central Coast Mariner

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Former Hibernian forward Brooke Georgina Nunn has joined Australian side Western Coast Mariner ahead of the upcoming Ninja A-League season.

The English-born forward is a two-time winner of both the English Women’s Super League (WSL) and Women’s FA Cup with Arsenal FC.

She joined Western Coast Mariner from the Scottish side, Hibernian

A few years ago, she relished the prospect of playing for Nigeria at the senior international level – if the West African country offers the exciting opportunity.

The London-born forward played for Arsenal in the early career days and was part of a successful side that won the Women’s Super League twice, the WSL Cup twice, and the FA Cup, including featuring in the Gunner’s Champions League squad in 2011.

The former Arsenal FC player that the possibility of playing for Super Falcons is brighter now with the recent switch of the likes of Ashleigh Plumptre to the team after featuring for England at the youth level.

“Initially I didn’t think the possibility of playing for the Super Falcons was there a few years back because you don’t often see or hear of players that didn’t grow up in Nigeria within the squad,” Brooke told Nigeriafootball. ng.

“However, the paradigm shift in recent years, which handed players outside the country who are of Nigerian descent and heritage the possibility to represent the country, has given me hope and faith that I can also have an opportunity to play for Nigeria. I find it very motivating and I want to be a symbol of this possibility.”

She joined Onyinyechi Zogg as another player of Nigerian descent in Australia.