Sarah Ihechiluru Amaka Nnodim (born 25 December 1995) is a Nigerian

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who plays for

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in the Nigerian Women's Championship. She plays internationally for the

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, having previously been a member of the

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which reached the final of the

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Career

Club

At club level, she plays for

in the Nigerian Women's Championship.

International

Nnodim has represented

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at all levels, having played the

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and

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as well as the

. At that final tournament, she was part of the team that reached the final but lost against Germany. She was promoted to the senior squad following that tournament, when she was named in a 33-woman squad list for the

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as one of four "Falconets" players who transitioned to the "Super Falcons". Coach

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said at the time of the four, "They’re invited to come and contest for the shirts with other invited players and I strongly believe they’ll justify the invitation." At senior level she was part of the squad at the

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. She was sent off in Nigeria's final match of the tournament, when they lost against the United States 1–0 in the third match of the group stage. Nnodim received two yellow cards, both for tackles from behind, leaving Nigeria with 10 women for the final 20 minutes of the game after she brought down American player

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Honours

;Nigeria U20 Runner-up *

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* * Nigerian women's footballers 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen 1995 births Living people Nigeria women's international footballers Women's association football defenders 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Nasarawa Amazons F.C. players {{Nigeria-women-footy-bio-stub