OFFICIAL: Club America unveil Nigeria defender Chidinma Okeke

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Mexican women’s top flight side, Club America has unveiled former FC Robo Queens player, Chidinma Okeke.

Okeke who was part of the Nigeria’s senior women’s national team at the Paris 2024 Olympics joined Club America from Japanese side, MyNavi Sendai.

The centre back has played across Spanish, Isareli, and Japanese women’s leagues since leaving Nigeria where she started her career with FC Robo.

The former Nigeria youth international was at Spanish women’s top flight side, Madrid CFF from 2019 to 2021 before switching to Hapoel Beer Sheva in Israel.

She spent a season with Hapoel Beer Sheva and joined MyNavi Sendai (Japan) where she also featured for a season.

From U-17, U-20, to the Super Falcons, Okeke has risen from age group to the senior women’s national team.

With gradual increase in the number of Nigerian players in Mexico, Okeke became the fourth player in the league after the Vivian Ikechukwu joined Cruz Azul.

Osinachi Ohale and Chinwendu Ihezuo of Pachuca are the other Nigerian players in the league.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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