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naptu2: 3:50am On Jan 03, 2023
Perpetua Ijeoma Nkwocha (born 3 January 1976) is a Nigerian female professional footballer, who is the coach of Clemensnäs IF from Swedish Women's Football Division 2, she previously played for Swedish club Sunnanå SK. She was also a member and formerly the captain of the Nigeria women's national football team.

International career

With the Nigeria national team Nkwocha has participated in seven CAF Women's Championship editions (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014), winning five of them (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2014). At the 2004 African Women's Championship, she scored four goals in the final against Cameroon to help her country win the title. She also set a record by scoring nine overall goals during the tournament, and was named the best player of the tournament. Nkwocha was voted African Women's Footballer of the Year in 2004, 2005, 2010 and 2011 by Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Nkwocha has also participated in four FIFA Women's World Cup (2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015), as well as the Olympic tournaments of Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008.

Club career

She played for Swedish side Sunnanå SK in both the top division (Damallsvenskan) and the second division (Elitettan) leagues from 2007 until 2014.

In June 2008, the BBC reported that Nkwocha had announced her plans to retire in two years, and that after doing so she wants to continue to be involved in football by becoming a coach. As of 2012 she was still playing in Sweden's second-tier league.

Ahead of the 2015 season, 39-year-old Nkwocha left Sunnanå to lower division (4th tier) Clemensnäs IF in a player-coach role.[6] She spent part of the previous season coaching boys' football in Nigeria, but wanted to settle in Sweden after taking Swedish citizenship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetua_Nkwocha

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naptu2: 3:50am On Jan 03, 2023
Coach Perpetua Nkwocha. Life in Sweden (this BBC video is from 6 years ago).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jgtgy9L2fo

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naptu2: 3:52am On Jan 03, 2023
Her husband ed away in 2021.

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jeffizy(m): 4:04am On Jan 03, 2023
She is an icon.

Happy birthday to her.

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Faber(m): 4:17am On Jan 03, 2023
Happy birthday to her. Na this kind girl pikin I want born, no be the one who will be sucking yahoo boys dick, jumping from one suv to another...like Siofra, Candidlady, Prettygirl200, etc...so help me God!

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NwaIgboBoy(m): 4:18am On Jan 03, 2023
God bless her

God bless the federal republic of Nigeria

God bless aso rock

God bless Nigerians

God bless President Peter Obi

Shame on muslim-muslim piss of shit tickets

God bless Yourba, Igbo and Hausa!!!

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mekusmanuel(f): 4:19am On Jan 03, 2023
Happy birthday ma

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Sayfact: 4:20am On Jan 03, 2023
What should we do with this info?
naptu2: 4:21am On Jan 03, 2023
Sayfact:
What should we do with this info?

Dance and sing (isn't that why you used your hands to click on the thread?). Use it to dance and sing.

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sojisenai(m): 4:22am On Jan 03, 2023
Happy Birthday Captain Fantanstic.

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Searchingvictor: 4:23am On Jan 03, 2023
Happy birthday , she be legend for the game. Indomie generation no fit sabi her

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ringi82(m): 4:25am On Jan 03, 2023
Happy birthday to Perpetua
By calculation she should be 47 this year

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Antoeni(m): 4:27am On Jan 03, 2023
Nigeria Government & Nigerians Don’t celebrate this kind of people, They only celebrate naked women, Hook up girls , Prostitutes, Nollywood Harlots , Actresses with sextape , Etc

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Chizillar1(m): 4:33am On Jan 03, 2023
Congratulations
ecolime(m): 4:35am On Jan 03, 2023
OUR VERY OWN LEGEND


I wish her many more blessed years.

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victorazy(m): 4:40am On Jan 03, 2023
Happy birthday queen.

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kingthreat(m): 4:44am On Jan 03, 2023
Athletic but yet feminine. More strides to her career

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Doyou2019: 4:46am On Jan 03, 2023
ecolime:
OUR VERY OWN LEGEND


I wish her many more blessed years.
Scored a sweet free-kick in one of those AWCON finals held in South Africa. It was a beauty; almost reminiscent of the one JJ put away against Cameroun at Tunisia 2004 AFCON. Nkwocha, Okocha - little wonder even their last names rhyme grin grin

Legends!!!

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Clevite(m): 4:53am On Jan 03, 2023
Deeply sorry for her for losing her husband.

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naturefellow(m): 5:06am On Jan 03, 2023
NwaIgboBoy:

God bless her

God bless the federal republic of Nigeria

God bless aso rock

God bless Nigerians

God bless President Peter Obi

Shame on muslim-muslim piss of shit tickets

God bless Yourba, Igbo and Hausa!!!
Yoruba

God bless you too!

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naturefellow(m): 5:08am On Jan 03, 2023
Sayfact:
What should we do with this info?
celebrate her as an icon!

Are you Team What is my country doing for me?
OR
Team What am I doing for your country?

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SmartPolician: 5:08am On Jan 03, 2023
Back in the day, she used to be the best female footballer in Nigeria.

Today, Asisat Oshoala has taken over her place, breaking records that the male folks can only dream of. This is a reminder that nobody will be relevant forever.

Happy birthday, ma'am.

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NwaIgboBoy(m): 5:08am On Jan 03, 2023
naturefellow:

Yoruba

God bless you too!

God bless you more, egbon.

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Musty112: 5:09am On Jan 03, 2023
Perpetual. First time hearing such name

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Magabush1(m): 5:18am On Jan 03, 2023
How can someone born 1976 be 46 years old. Do your maths well, she is 47 years old sir. Kindly correct the age . Thanks



naptu2:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetua_Nkwocha
Kobojunkie: 5:25am On Jan 03, 2023
naptu2:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetua_Nkwocha
Happy Birthday to Perpetua Nkwocha! Awon New Year babies! undecided
Racoon(m): 5:27am On Jan 03, 2023
I Perpectual during the era of the legendary Queen of female football- Mercy Akide. Many big hearty birthday congratulations girl. You really rocked your world.

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ionate888: 5:34am On Jan 03, 2023
Happy birthday to her
Etuagievin(m): 5:35am On Jan 03, 2023
Sayfact:
What should we do with this info?
you didn't know that before you clicked?
Tonypen247(m): 5:45am On Jan 03, 2023
Happy Birthday to her
Odumoye(m): 5:49am On Jan 03, 2023
Perpetua Nkwocha, the female version of Okocha.....I could the free-kick she scored against Cameroon in the AFCON final in 2004, very similar to the one J.J. OKOCHA scored also against Cameroon in Tunisia 2004.A great Icon indeed....Happy birthday ma, long life and more success to achieve

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jibrilELsudan: 5:50am On Jan 03, 2023
SHE STILL VERY FVCKABLE

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