Super
Falcons striker Ini-Abasi Umotong has announced she will be graduating
from the University of Southampton with a first class honour in
economics.
“Delighted to be
graduating with a First Class Honours in Economics with a First Class
Dissertation!” Umotong posted on her Facebook page.
She used
to play for Portsmouth, FA Women’s Premier League Southern Division
side, where she led the team to their seventh successive Hampshire
County Cup, and the league title inthe 2014/2015 season.
She
scored 29 goals in 25 league and cup matches before leaving for Oxford
United in February 2016. The striker has only made one appearance for
Nigeria’s senior women’s’ team but was a part of the squad that
represented Nigeria at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
In
November 2016, the 23-year old packed away two awards at the FA’s
Women’s Award function held at Wembley Stadium – the FA Women’s Super
League 2 Players’ Player of the Year honor and Top Goalscorer award.