| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sarah Ihechiluru Amaka Nnodim[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (age 29)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft2+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nasarawa Amazons | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Nasarawa Amazons | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Nigeria U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | Nigeria | 2[2] | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:57, 2 July 2015 (UTC) | |||
Sarah Ihechiluru Amaka Nnodim (born 25 December 1995) is a Nigerianfootballer who plays forNasarawa Amazons in theNigerian Women's Championship. She plays internationally for theNigeria women's national football team, having previously been a member of theNigeria women's national under-20 football team which reached the final of the2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
At club level, she plays forNasarawa Amazons in theNigerian Women's Championship.[3]
Nnodim has representedNigeria at all levels, having played theFIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in2010 and2012 as well as the2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4] At that final tournament, she was part of the team that reached the final but lost against Germany.[5]
She was promoted to the senior squad following that tournament, when she was named in a 33-woman squad list for the2014 African Women's Championship as one of four "Falconets" players who transitioned to the "Super Falcons". CoachEdwin Okon said at the time of the four, "They’re invited to come and contest for the shirts with other invited players and I strongly believe they’ll justify the invitation."[5]
At senior level she was part of the squad at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] She was sent off in Nigeria's final match of the tournament, when they lost against the United States 1–0 in the third match of the group stage. Nnodim received two yellow cards, both for tackles from behind, leaving Nigeria with 10 women for the final 20 minutes of the game after she brought down American playerSydney Leroux.[6]
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