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Amenze Aighewi

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Amenze Aighewi
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 33)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
????-2012 Rivers Angels
????-2015 Edo Queens (1)
International career‡
2011 Nigeria 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Amenze Aighewi (born November 21, 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who played as a forward[1]. She was part of the national team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

Achievements

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She participated in the FIFA women's world cup qualifiers in 2011 group stage.[2]

International career

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Amenze was capped at senior level for the Nigeria women's national team and participated in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squads

Nigeria

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Head coach: Ngozi Eucharia Uche

The final squad was announced on 14 June.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Precious Dede (captain) (1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 31) 70 0 Nigeria Rivers Angels
2 3MF Rebecca Kalu (1990-06-12)12 June 1990 (aged 21) 1 0 Nigeria Rivers Angels
3 2DF Osinachi Ohale (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 19) 9 0 Nigeria Delta Queens
4 3MF Perpetua Nkwocha (1976-01-03)3 January 1976 (aged 35) 80 40 Sweden Sunnanå SK
5 2DF Onome Ebi (1983-08-05)5 August 1983 (aged 27) 45 0 Turkey Düvenciler Lisesispor
6 2DF Helen Ukaonu (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 20) 11 1 Sweden Sunnanå SK
7 4FW Stella Mbachu (1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 33) 85 20 Nigeria Rivers Angels
8 3MF Ebere Orji (1992-12-23)23 December 1992 (aged 18) 13 2 Nigeria Rivers Angels
9 4FW Desire Oparanozie (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 17) 12 6 Nigeria Delta Queens
10 3MF Rita Chikwelu (1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 23) 37 16 Sweden Umeå IK
11 3MF Glory Iroka (1990-01-03)3 January 1990 (aged 21) 8 0 Nigeria Rivers Angels
12 4FW Sarah Michael (1990-07-22)22 July 1990 (aged 20) 6 0 Sweden KIF Örebro DFF
13 3MF Ogonna Chukwudi (1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 22) 12 0 Sweden Umeå IK
14 2DF Faith Ikidi (1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 24) 47 0 Sweden Piteå IF
15 2DF Josephine Chukwunonye (1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 19) 10 0 Nigeria Rivers Angels
16 1GK Tochukwu Oluehi (1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 23) 40 0 Nigeria Sunshine Queens
17 4FW Francisca Ordega (1993-10-19)19 October 1993 (aged 17) 9 1 Nigeria Bayelsa Queens
18 2DF Ulunma Jerome (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 23) 37 0 Sweden Piteå IF
19 4FW Uchechi Sunday (1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 16) 0 0 Switzerland FC Neunkirch
20 4FW Amenze Aighewi (1991-11-21)21 November 1991 (aged 19) 3 0 Nigeria Rivers Angels
21 1GK Alaba Jonathan (1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 19) 0 0 Nigeria Pelican Stars

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Group A

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Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Opening ceremony.
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
  • Delie 56'
Attendance: 25,475[5]
Germany 2–1 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 73,680[6]
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)
Canada 0–4 France
Report
Attendance: 16,591[7]
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
Germany 1–0 Nigeria
 Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,817[8]
France 2–4 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 45,867[9]
Canada 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 13,638[10]
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)


Club performance

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In the year 2011/12[11] records show zero goals and zero assists, suggesting she may have been a squad member with limited playing time or primarily a non-starting substitute 

She scored a late penalty goal for Edo Queens in a 2015 Nigerian Women Football League match against Rivers Angels ending their seven match unbeaten run[12].

Coaching Education

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She is listed among 10 former Super Falcons players who are participating in the CAF C - License Coaching Course (for women), showing a shift from her playing career to coaching and development roles in Nigerian women's football.[13]

Physical attributes

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Height: 170 cm (5 ft 7 in).[3]

Matches of Amenze

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05/07/11 FWW Canada 0-1 Nigeria

30/06/11 FWW Germany 1-0 Nigeria

26/06/11 FWW Nigeria 0-1 France [14]

References

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  1. ^ "New Falcons coach Ikhana calls 53 - 2010 African Women's Championship - Nigeria - Women - Precious Dede". African Football. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Official squad list 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Amenze Aighewi - Player Profile & Stats". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Nigeria ohne Uwak zur WM". womensoccer.de. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Match report – Group A – Germany v Canada" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Match report – Group A – Canada v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Match report – Group A – Germany v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Match report – Group A – France v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Match report – Group A – Canada v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. ^ https://fbref.com/en/players/f249a080/Amenze-Aighewi
  12. ^ "Nigeria Women Football League: Edo Queens Halt Rivers Angels Unbeaten Run". Nigerian Observer. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Former Super Falcons players go back to school - Sports Village Square". 14 August 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Nigeria - A. Aighewi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway" https://ng.soccerway.com/players/amenze-aighewi/193560/
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