Chinaza Love Uchendu (born 3 December 1997) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays as a

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. She is a member of the Nigeria women's national football team. At a club level she played for

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before moving to Braga in

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Football career

Uchendu played for

in the

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from the start of 2017 until July 2018 after that she transferred with help of to Braga in

International career

During the

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Uchendu only played the final, where she was subbed in 8 minutes before the end of the extra time. She scored one of the four penalties in the penalty shootout that brought the Nigeria women's national football team the championship.

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