Cecilia Ngibo Nku (born 26 October 1992) is a

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who plays as a

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for Rivers Angels of the Nigerian Women's Championship.

International career

Nku had her first international action in 2010 while playing for Nigeria in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She was part of the senior

squad which won the 2014 African Women's Championship in

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. In May 2015 Nku was called up to play for team Nigeria in the

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Honours

International

; Nigeria * African Women's Championship (1):

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* * 1992 births Living people Rivers Angels F.C. players Nigerian women's footballers 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen Nigeria women's international footballers 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football midfielders {{Nigeria-women-footy-bio-stub