Falconets star Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, who recently joined NWSL side San Diego Wave, has been tipped for an impactful one-year at the club by their Sporting Director, Camille Ashton,
The 19-year-old Nigerian striker and finalist for CAF Young Women’s Player of the Year joined the club on a one-year deal from Rivers Angels, adding to the number of Nigerians in the American women’s topflight.
Super Falcons stars in the NWSL include BAY FC forward Asisat Oshoala, Uchenna Kanu (Racing Louisville) Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) and Nicole Payne (Portland Thorns).
“We are very pleased to welcome Chiamaka to the Wave family,” Ashton said
“Her signing is the latest example of our intention to add promising young players to the roster. With her skillset, we believe Chiamaka will complement our current attacking players very well and be a key contributor to the team.”
According to the club, Okwuchukwu will occupy an international slot on San Diego’s 2025 roster after a medical and receipt of her International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P1 Visa.
Okwuchukwu’s signing is off an impressive showing with the Nigeria U-20 Women’s national team at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia, where she played in all four matches, scoring two goals and providing one assist.
Previously, Okwuchukwu represented Nigeria at just 16 years of age during the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. During that tournament, she helped Nigeria go undefeated in the group stage and advance to the quarterfinals before falling to the Netherlands.
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