Gladys Akpa

Gladys Akpa
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-01) 1 January 1986
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sunshine Queens
International career‡
Nigeria
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2014 (before the 2012 African Women's Championship)

Gladys Akpa (born 1 January 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for the Nigeria women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2010 African Women's Championship and 2012 African Women's Championship. At the club level, she played for Sunshine Queens in Nigeria.[1] She played for Nigeria against Mali (20 November 2016), Ghana (23 November 2016), Kenya (26 November 2016), South Africa (29 November 2016) and Cameroon (3 December 2016).[2]

International career

Nigeria
  • African Women's Championship Winner[3] (2): 2010, 2016
  • Consistent Call‑Ups: Continued national team involvement through 2016,[4] included in the Super Falcons squad for the AWC qualifiers and final tournament under coach Florence Omagbemi

Club career highlights

Sunshine Queens (NWPL): Played as a central/back defender. A notable moment came on May 11, 2015, when Akpa unintentionally scored an own goal in a 2–1 league match against Capital City Doves[5]

Participate in

2010 African Women's Championship

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Mali 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4  Tanzania 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

South Africa 2–1 Tanzania
Popela 35'
Mamello 87' (pen.)		 Report Chabruma 43'
Referee: Therese Neguel (Cameroon)
Nigeria 5–0 Mali
Nkwocha 15', 16', 42'
Mbachu 70'
Ordega 84'		 Report
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
South Africa 1–2 Nigeria
van Wyk 44' Report Nkwocha 33', 39'
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Mali 3–2 Tanzania
Konate 25'
Diarra 31'
N'Diaye 67'		 Report Mwasikili 30'
Swalehe 32'
Referee: Patricia Obone Obiang (Gabon)
Mali 0–4 South Africa
Report Amanda 32', 76', 90'
Jermaine 84'
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Tanzania 0–3 Nigeria
Report Nkwocha 12', 32'
Oparanozie 82'
Referee: Aissatta Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 November - Daveyton
 
 
 Nigeria5
 
14 November - Daveyton
 
 Cameroon1
 
 Nigeria4
 
11 November - Daveyton
 
 Equatorial Guinea2
 
 Equatorial Guinea (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 South Africa1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
14 November - Daveyton
 
 
 Cameroon0
 
 
 South Africa2

Semi-finals

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Nigeria 5–1 Cameroon
Helen Ukaonu 33'
Oparanozie 45+1'
Nkwocha 58', 74', 81' (pen.)		 Report Ngock 47'
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
Equatorial Guinea 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) South Africa
S. Simporé 103', 120+5'
Jade 109'		 Report Dlamini 120+8'
Referee: Aisatta Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Third place play-off

Cameroon 0–2 South Africa
Report Skiti 8'
Dlamini 38'
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)

Final

Nigeria 4–2 Equatorial Guinea
Nkwocha 8'
Oparanozie 76'
Nke red-colored football 77' (o.g.)
Carol red-colored football 84' (o.g.)		 Report Carol 62'
Jade 81'
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)

2012 African Women's Championship

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3
4  Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria 2–1 Cameroon
 Report
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Ivory Coast 5–0 Ethiopia
 Report
Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)
Cameroon 4–1 Ivory Coast
 Report
Referee: Neama Mohamed Rashad (Egypt)
Ethiopia 0–3 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Maximina Bernardo (Angola)
Nigeria 3–1 Ivory Coast
 Report
Referee: Insaf El Harkaoui (Morocco)
Cameroon 0–0 Ethiopia
Referee: Aisha Nabikko Ssemambo (Uganda)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 November – Malabo
 
 
 Equatorial Guinea2
 
11 November – Malabo
 
 Cameroon0
 
 Equatorial Guinea4
 
7 November – Bata
 
 South Africa0
 
 Nigeria0
 
 
 South Africa1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
11 November – Malabo
 
 
 Cameroon1
 
 
 Nigeria0

Semi-finals

Nigeria 0–1 South Africa
Report van Wyk 23'

Third place play-off

Cameroon 1–0 Nigeria
Enganamouit 31' Report

Final

Equatorial Guinea 4–0 South Africa
Chinasa 43', 72'
Tiga 66'
Añonman 70'		 Report
Attendance: 20 000

References

  1. ↑ "List of players of the 8th African Women Championship, EQUATORIAL GUINEA 2012" (PDF). cafonline.com. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gladys Akpa - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive".
  3. ↑ https://www.medianigeria.com/biography-of-gladys-akpa/
  4. ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/awc-2016-omagbemi-invites-30-falcons/
  5. ↑ https://articles.connectnigeria.com/golden-moments-in-sports-when-sunshine-queens-defeated-capital-city-doves-2-1/


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