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Ulunma Jerome
Personal information
Full name Ulunma Jerome
Date of birth (1988-04-11) 11 April 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Mbieri, Nigeria
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defernder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Rivers Angels
2010–2011 Piteå 26 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ulunma Jerome (born 11 April 1988 in Mbien, Imo State, Nigeria)[1] is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender[2]. Jerome has also made several appearances for the Nigeria women's national football team.[3] Her debut was in the Damallsvenskan on 13 April 2011 against Linköping.

Club Career

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Ulunma competed in the 2008 summer Olympics games with the Nigeria team as a defender.[4]

In the year 02/2011 to 12/2011 she played with the Pitea IF as a defender, likewise from 07/2007 to 01/2011 she played with the Rivers Angels still as a defender.[5]

International Career

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She participated in the FIFA league world cup, in the FIFA league olympics games and also in the FIFA league friendlies.[5]

Women's Soccer Africa: 2011 FIFA WWC[6] - Ulumma has come of age and would be best remembered for her defence splitting pass to Perpetua Nkwocha that resulted in Nigeria’s opening goal against Equatorial Guinea in the final of the Africa Women Championship last year in South Africa.

Participate in

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2011 FIFA WWC

Nigeria

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Head coach: Ngozi Eucharia Uche

The final squad was announced on 14 June.[7]

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

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[8]
Germany 2–1 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 73,680[9]
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)
Canada 0–4 France
Report
Attendance: 16,591[10]
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
Germany 1–0 Nigeria
 Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,817[11]
France 2–4 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 45,867[12]
Canada 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 13,638[13]
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)


References

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  1. ^ "Ulunma Jerome - Player Profile & Stats". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Nigeria omit Akide". 31 August 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Falcons Dismiss Banyana". Vanguard. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Ulunma Jerome".
  5. ^ a b "Ulunma Jerome". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  6. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Final 2007".
  7. ^ "Nigeria ohne Uwak zur WM". womensoccer.de. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
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