Joy Jegede (born 16 December 1991) is a Nigerian women's international footballer who plays as a defender. She is a member of the

Nigeria women's national football team The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. The team is by far Africa's most successful international wome ...

, and previously for the under-20 side. She was part of the team at the

2012 African Women's Championship The 2012 African Women's Championship was a football competition, which was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The final tournament was held in from 28 October to 11 November in Equatorial Guinea. Qualification A total of ...

. On club level she captains Nigerian-based Delta Queens, and previously played for

Bobruichanka Bobruisk Bobruichanka Bobruisk is a Belarusian women's football club from Bobruisk. The club is one of the most successful women's team in Belarus, as it won the Belarusian Premier League several times. History The team has won eight championships in a ...

in Belarus.

Career

Club

Joy Jegede was one of several Nigerian players in the squad of

, of the Belarusian Premier League. Nigerian fullback Queen Ejovwo Willian praised Jegede for making her feel accepted when she joined the side. Since at least 2015, Jegede has played for Nigerian-based Delta Queens. She is the captain of the team.

International

Jegede was the captain of the Nigeria women's national under-20 football team at the

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, where the team ended up being defeated by

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in the final. Jegede soon moved onto the senior team, including being called up for the squad for qualifiers for the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, United Kingdom. She also formed part of the squad for the African Women's Championship that year. She has not been a permanent fixture in the national side, but was recalled once again for the qualifiers against Equatorial Guinea in 2015 for the following Olympic Games. She has continued to be involved in the national side since, being called up to the team for the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.

Personal

Jegede is the daughter of PA Jegede, a former superintendent of police.

References

1991 births Living people Nigerian women's footballers Nigeria women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Women's association football defenders Nigerian expatriate women's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate women's footballers in Belarus Delta Queens F.C. players Bobruichanka Bobruisk players Yoruba sportswomen 21st-century Nigerian women {{Nigeria-women-footy-bio-stub