Super Falcons defender Chidinma Okeke has completed her transfer to Spanish giants Real Madrid C.F Femenino from Lagos based club Robo FC.
Okeke arrived the Spanish capital for medical and the completion of the paperwork last Friday, with Real Madrid reportedly meeting Robo FC valuation for the player .
Okeke was excluded from the Falconets team that won gold for Nigeria in 2019 African Game in Rabat Morroco , in order to get the deal over the line as soon as possible.
However, The 19 year-old confirmed the move via her Instagram account on Tuesday when she posted the club’s badge with a caption;
“Madrid ,Thank you Lord for everything”
Okeke represented Nigeria women’s national under-17 football team at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup back in 2016, before been named In by Coach Christopher Danjuma in the final squad-list of Nigeria women’s national under-20 football team for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
Okeke who joined Robo FC in 2010, continued her development, as she included in Nigeria’s team to 2019 WAFU Women’s Cup, Okeke was on the scoresheet as Nigerian team defeated Niger to qualify for the semi-finals.
She was also part of Super Falcons team for 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Okeke is expected to make her debut for the Spanish club against Real Betis on September 9.
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