Amarachi Okoronkwo


Amarachi Grace Okoronkwo is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Nasarawa Amazons in the Nigerian Women Premier League and the Nigeria women's national football team. She previously played for Kokkola F10 in Finland's Naisten Liiga.

Career

Club career

For her role in leading Nasarawa Amazons to win the 2017 Nigeria Women Premier League, Okoronkwo was among the four players nominated as the best NWPL player of the year, but lost the award to Rasheedat Ajibade. In May 2018, she was nominated as the best player in the 2017 Nigeria Women Premier League at Nigeria Pitch Awards, but lost to Ajibade.

International

Okoronkwo represented Nigeria at 2010 African Women's Championship. She was called up for a friendly game against Germany as preparation for Nigeria's participation in the FIFA Women's World Cup.
In 2018, Okoronkwo featured for Nigeria at 2018 WAFU Women's Cup, winning the bronze medal for the team. She also featured for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations and won the tournament with the team.

Honours