Chiamaka Okwuchukwu
PRONUNCIATION:
chi-a-ma-ka Ok-wu-chu-kwu
HEIGHT:
5’3"
DOB:
August 7, 2005
HOMETOWN:
Njaba, Nigeria
COLLEGE:
POSITION:
Forward
JERSEY NUMBER:
8
AGE:
CITIZENSHIP:
Nigeria
LAST CLUB:
Rivers Angels FC
HOW ACQUIRED:
Signed on Jan. 13, 2025 to a one-year deal through the 2025 season.
2024: Chiamaka Okwuchukwu signed with the Wave via transfer from first-division Nigerian Women’s Premier League club Rivers Angels FC…She is a CAF Young Women’s Player of the Year finalist.
International: Okwuchukwu is coming 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.
