Maureen Mmadu

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Maureen Mmadu
Personal information
Full name Maureen Nkeiruka Mmadu
Date of birth (1975-05-07) 7 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Onitsha, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Ado Babes
Pelican Queens
Jegede Babes
IL Sandviken
Klepp IL
2006 QBIK
2007 Linköpings FC
2008 Amazon Grimstad
2010 Kolbotn IL
2011–2013 Avaldsnes IL
International career
1993–2011 Nigeria 101
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:08, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Maureen Nkeiruka Mmadu (born 7 May 1975) is a Nigerian football coach and former international who played as a midfielder. As a player she most recently represented Avaldsnes IL, a First Division team based on Norway's west coast. She played for several other teams in Norway's Toppserien as well for Linköpings FC and QBIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.

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Career

She previously played for Klepp IL in the Norwegian Toppserien. [1] Mmadu played for Kolbotn in Oslo, Norway, for the 2010 season, helping them to 3rd place in the Toppserien league. [2] She can be seen playing for Avaldsnes IL in an off-season tournament in Oslo on 5 February 2012 [3]

International career

She is also a member for Nigeria and has made more than 100 appearances for the Nigeria women's national football team, [4] including appearing at four FIFA Women's World Cups [5] and has competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. [6]

Contrary to reports that she played more than 100 games for the Nigeria women's national football team, the Nigeria Football Federation has said she only played 52 games. [7]

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References

  1. "Ikidi og Mmadu har riktige lønnsbet" (in Norwegian). NRK. 13 October 2005.
  2. 'I played for Nigeria while my mum died'
  3. Lyn-Avaldsnes Final 5 February 2012
  4. "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2012.
  5. Maureen Mmadu FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. "Maureen Mmadu Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  7. "Maureen Mmadu played 52 official games for Falcons not 101 – NFF". SportsRation. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.