Ninon Abena
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Therese Ninon Abena[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1994 | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ACF Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–2019 | Louves Minproff | ? | (?) |
| 2019– | ACF Torino | ? | (?) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Cameroon | 8 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:40, 14 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Therese Ninon Abena (born 5 September 1994), known as Ninon Abena,[1] is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for ACF Torino and the Cameroon women's national team.[2]
Domestic career
[edit]Abena played for Cameroon top division team Louves Minproff,[3] before signing for Italian Serie C club ACF Torino in November 2019. She signed a one-year contract.[4][5] She missed a Cameroon qualification game for the 2020 Summer Olympics in order to finalise her club deal.[4]
International career
[edit]Abena was part of the Cameroon squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. At the time of the squad announcement, she had made 3 appearances.[2][6] She didn't make an appearance at the tournament.[7] She played in the final of the 2015 African Games, which Cameroon lost to Ghana.[8] She was included in the squad for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations,[9] and scored two goals as Cameroon beat Mali 4–2 in the third-placed playoff. The result meant that Cameroon qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[10][11] She made two appearances at the 2019 World Cup.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Abena is the youngest of 20 siblings. One of her older sisters was unhappy when Abena started playing football.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players – Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b Billy Haisley. "Cameroon Aren't Contenders Yet, But They're On Their Way". Screamer. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ a b "FIFAWWC_CMR : Thérèse Ninon Abena, le foot à tout prix". Cameroon Radio Television (in French). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Ninon Thérèse Abena now at Torino in Italy". La rédaction. 17 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via Sport au Feminin.
- ^ "Transfert: Thérèse Ninon Abena signe au Torino". Cameroun Sports (in French). 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "WomenSoccer.com.au – 2015 – May". womensoccer.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - Matches". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "AFRICAN GAMES WOMEN BRAZZAVILLE 2015". Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Enow, Njie (9 November 2018). "Cameroon target first Women's Africa Cup of Nations title". BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Cavell, Nick (30 November 2018). "Cameroon beat Mali 4–2 to clinch place at Women's World Cup". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Grainey, Tim (18 December 2018). "The Week in Women's Football: Spain's U17 World Cup triumph; Nigeria crowned AFCON champions; The Oceania solution;". Tribal Football. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Ninon Abena". Fox Sports. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- FIFA Profile
- Ninon Abena at Soccerway
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