Ninon Abena


Therese Ninon Abena, known as Ninon Abena, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for ACF Torino and the Cameroon women's national team.

Domestic career

Abena played for Louves Minproff, before signing for Italian Serie C club ACF Torino in November 2019. She missed a Cameroon qualification game for the 2020 Summer Olympics in order to finalise her club deal.

International career

As of June 2015, Abena has made 3 appearances for the Cameroon women's national football team, and was also part of the Cameroon squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, although she didn't make an appearance. She played in the final of the 2015 African Games, which Cameroon lost to Ghana. In 2018, Abena scored two goals as Cameroon beat Mali 4-2 to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.