Ugochi Opara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 May 1976 | ||
| Position | 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)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Sweden
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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 |
| Nigeria | 0–3 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| United States | 3–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Attendance: 34,144[4]
Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China PR)
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Ugochi Opara".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Ugochi Opara – FIFA competition record (archived)
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