Ngozi Ebere (born 5 August 1991) is a Nigerian

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who plays as a defender for Norwegian club

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, and internationally for the Nigeria women's national team. She was a member of the

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who won the Nigerian domestic double in 2014, and the Nigerian national women's team who won the

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Career

Club

In 2014, Ngozi Ebere was part of the Nigerian domestic team

who won the

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and Nigeria Federation Cup double. During the course of the season, Ebere scored seven goals including the third and final goal on the final match of the season in the 3–1 victory over Sunshine Queens. Ebere was signed by the French team

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in September 2015 on a two-year contract. She said at the time, "I am here to give the best of myself and to win trophies, I am very motivated by this new challenge that awaits me here in Paris. It’s a dream come true." She made her debut in a

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match against

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on 27 September 2015. Two months later, she was placed on the five person shortlist for

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; she suggested that this nomination came as a result of her recent performances. During the course of her first season, she played in eight matches; six in the Division 1 Féminine and two in the

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. The 2017–19 seasons she played in Cyprus at

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, before moving on to the Norwegian club

International

Ebere was included in the:

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at the

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; the title winning team of

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, and the squad at the

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Honours

Club

; Rivers Angels *

(1): 2014 * Nigeria Federation Cup (1): 2014

International

; Nigeria *

(2):

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References

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* * 1991 births Living people Rivers Angels F.C. players Women's association football defenders 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Nigerian women's footballers Nigeria women's international footballers Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players Nigerian expatriate women's footballers Division 1 Féminine players Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Footballers from Port Harcourt Expatriate women's footballers in France Expatriate women's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate women's footballers in Norway 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Barcelona FA players {{Nigeria-women-footy-bio-stub