Rita Akarekor (born 13 February 2001) is a Nigerian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays for
Delta Queens in the
Nigeria Women Premier League
The NWFL Premiership (formerly Nigeria Women Premier League) is the top-level league for women's association football in Nigeria. It is the women's equivalent of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for male players. The Nigeria Wome ...
, and
Nigeria women's national football team
The Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's association football, women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa's most s ...
as a goalkeeper. She was adjudged the best goalkeeper in the
2016 Nigeria Women Premier League
The 2016 Nigeria Women Premier League was scheduled to start in February 2016, but was moved to 21 May, 2016. A total of 18 teams were registered for the season. The teams are divided into two groups of nine each. The winner of each abridged league ...
, and was the only player in her position nominated as the most valuable player in the league.
Playing career
Club
During the
2017 Nigeria Women Premier League, Akarekor scored a goal in her side's two–goal win over
Adamawa Queens. She explained that it has been her desire for a while to score a competitive goal in the league. In April 2017, Akarekor was in the lineup that defeated relegation threatened Saadatu Amazons, 2-1. A goal from Amazons ended her clean sheet from two previous games. In July 2017, the penultimate game before the end of the regular season, Akarekor recorded another clean sheet against Adamawa Queens at the
Atiku Abubakar Stadium.
International
Akarekor featured in the
2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations winning team.
Physical attributes
* Height: 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
* Weight: 59 kg (130 lbs).
References
External links
CAF player profile
Living people
2001 births
Nigerian women's footballers
21st-century Nigerian sportswomen
Nigeria women's international footballers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Women's association football goalkeepers
Footballers from Delta State
Delta Queens F.C. players
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