By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Nigerian international Glory Ogbonna has announced her departure from Turkish club Beşiktaş after spending two years with the team.
The 26-year-old centre-back joined Beşiktaş in 2023 from fellow Turkish side ALG Spor.
Taking to social media, Ogbonna expressed heartfelt gratitude to her teammates, coaching staff, club officials, and fans for their support during her time in Istanbul. “You all always make sure that love leads,” she wrote, wishing the club success in future seasons.
Ogbonna previously played for Edo Queens in Nigeria’s NWFL in 2019.
She has also played in Europe for Umeå IK in Sweden and Santa Teresa in Spain.
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.
