Ugochi Opara

Ugochi Opara
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-05-27) 27 May 1976
Position(s) Goalkeeper
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Nigeria 0 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 September 2003 (before the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Ugochi Opara (born 27 May 1976) is a Nigerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Nigeria women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1995 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups.[1]

Club Career

Ugochi was a member of the Pelican star from 07/2003 to 06/2004 where she played as a goalkeeper.[2]

International Career

She participated in the FIFA friendlies league in 2003 with the Nigeria team.[2]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  North Korea 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Nigeria 0–3 North Korea
Report
  • Jin Pyol-hui 13', 88'
  • Ri Un-gyong 73'
United States 3–1 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 34,144[4]
Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China PR)

Sweden 1–0 North Korea
Report
United States 5–0 Nigeria
Report

Sweden 3–0 Nigeria
Report
North Korea 0–3 United States
Report
Attendance: 22,828[4]
Referee: Sueli Tortura (Brazil)

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Ugochi Opara".
  3. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (21 September 2003). "North Korea's Start Is Fast and Furious". Los Angeles Times. p. D6. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. pp. 93–100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.