African Women Players In European Top Leagues

Following in the footsteps of their male counterparts,our female players are slowly but surely carving a niche for themselves in some of the top women's leagues in Europe. Here is a run down of  our female players plying their trade in Europe.


FINLAND- Naistenliiga

Goal Keeper Rachael Ayegba

Club: PALLOKERHO-35 VANTAA  topping the Norwegian league.African Players-Nigeria-Rachael Ayegba and Cynthia Uwak

Biodun Obende

                                           Club:Nice Futis,bottom of the league.
                                   African Players-Nigeria-Biodun    Obende  and Hadijat Aliyu



SWEDEN- Damallsvenskan

Chikwelu

                                       Club: Umea IK topping the league table.
African Players-Nigeria- Rita Chikwelu  and Ogonna Chukwudi .Senegal-Fanny Hjelm

Sarah Michael  joined by teamamtes after scoring a goal

Club-KIF ÖREBRO DFF 8th.African Player-Nigeria-Sarah Michael

U.Jerome  in a crunching tackle

Club-Pitea 9thAfrican Players-Nigeria- Ulumma Jerome and Faith Ikidi

Sweden Women's  Division 1

Nkwhocha

Club-Sunanna SK 2nd.African Players-

Nigeria-Perpetua Nkwocha(joint top scorer with 7 goals) and  Helen Ukaonu

Germany Frauen Bundesliga

Bayor in a goal scoring move

                                                           Club-USV Jena 10th
                                                          African Players
                                     Ghana- Adjoa Bayor(joins FC Indiana at the end of the season)
                                      Equatorial Guinea-Genoveva Anonma
                                     Cameroon-Marlyse Bernadette


Russia Super Division

Nyandeni back row 6th from right

               Club-FK ROSSIYANKA MOSKOVSKAYA OBLAST Top of the table
                                             African Player-
                                           South Africa-Nompulelelo Nyandeni

Club-Energiya Voronezh 2nd
African Players-
Cameroon-Augustin Silvia Ejange Siliki and Nkout Njoya
Nigeria-Emuidzhi Oghiabekhva

Club-Zvezda Perm 7th
African Player-
South Africa-Busisiwe Indimeni



FRANCE  Women's Division 1

Rigoberte M'bah on the  ball

Club-Hénin-Beaumont 6th.African Player-

                                                         Cameroon-Rigoberte M'bah

Club-STADE BRIOCHIN FF 9th
African Player-
Morocco-Salma Amani

Club-LE MANS UC 72 11th
African Player-
Cameroon-Marie Aurelle Awona


Denmark Elite Divison

Ndidi Kanu kneeling 1st from right
Club-ODENSE BK 2ndAfrican Players-Nigeira-Oyewusi Olushola Chioma (Shola) and Ndidi Kanu

Chichi Igbo(sitting 2nd from left)
Club-Fortuna Hjørring 4th ,African Player-Nigeria-Chichi Igbo

Spain Liga Femenino

Jade,back row 2nd from right

                                             Club- Rayo Vallecano,Spanish league Champions
                                              African Player- Equatorial Guinea,Jade Boho