Alaba Jonathan (born 1st June 1992

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Development

Alaba Jonathan began her career in the youth of the Navy Angels. After she failed to qualify for the senior team of the Navy Angels, she moved to the Pelican Stars in spring 2010 where she remains under contract.

National team

Jonathan is a member of Nigeria's national team and has played at least once for the team. Jonathan represented her home country as a third goalkeeper at the

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in Germany. Previously in 2010, she participated in the U-20 World Cup for the Nigeria U-20's. She was shortlisted by coach

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to be among the 27 women's team that will feature in the

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in Austria.

International career

Alaba Jonathan was in goal as the Falconets reached the final of the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s

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in Germany. It was the first time an African team would play in the final of a major FIFA women’s tournament, a feat the Falconets repeated in 2014 in Canada. Alaba went on to feature for the Super Falcons and was in goal when the team won the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in

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in 2016. Senior Level & Super Falcons: Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Saturday emerged African champions with a hard-earned victory over Cameroon. The Falcons’ 1-0 defeat of the Lionesses ensured that they retained the AWCON title they won two years ago. The match proved to be a particularly stern test for the Nigerian team. The

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created several chances; goalkeeper Jonathan Alaba was called to action on a number of occasions, as the Lionesses tried in vain to break the deadlock

Club career

Bayelsa Queens FC: Super 4 champion and Bayelsa Queens goalkeeper Alaba Jonathan says her performance during the competition was her response to questions whether she was ready for a bigger role as a national team player.

References

External links

* 1992 births Living people Nigerian women's footballers People from Calabar 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Nigeria women's international footballers Women's association football goalkeepers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Bayelsa Queens F.C. players 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen {{Nigeria-women-footy-bio-stub