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Cynthia Onyedikachi Aku (born 31 December 1999) is a Nigerian
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, who plays as a
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for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the Turkish Women's Football Super League. She represented Nigeria at youth level, before making her debut for the senior team.


Club career

Aku played in her country for
Rivers Angels Rivers Angels F.C. (formerly Larry Angels F.C.) is a Nigerian football club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They play in the Nigeria Women Premier League, the top flight division in the female soccer league system. History The club wa ...
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 men's league, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The Nigeria Wome ...
. In the beginning of 2022, she moved to Turkey, and joined the
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-based club Kireçburnu Spor to play in the
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. On 14 October 2022, she transferred to Ataşehir Belediyespor for the 2022-23 Women's Super League season.


International career

At the
2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup The 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup was the second edition of the international women's football event for teams from Zone B of the West African Football Union (WAFU). The competition was hosted by Ivory Coast, and Ghana were the defending champions ...
, Aku was named player of the match in Nigeria's 15–0 victory against