Ninon Abena

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]

Ninon Abena
Personal information
Full name Therese Ninon Abena[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 ACF Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
? – 2019 Louves Minproff ? (?)
2019 – ACF Torino ? (?)
National team‡
?? Cameroon ? (2+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Domestic career

Abena played for Louves Minproff, before signing for Italian Serie C club ACF Torino in November 2019.[3] She missed a Cameroon qualification game for the 2020 Summer Olympics in order to finalise her club deal.[3]

International career

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][4] although she didn't make an appearance.[5] She played in the final of the 2015 African Games, which Cameroon lost to Ghana.[6] In 2018, Abena scored two goals as Cameroon beat Mali 4–2 to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[7][8]

References
  1. "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.
  2. Billy Haisley. "Cameroon Aren't Contenders Yet, But They're On Their Way". Screamer.
  3. "Ninon Thérèse Abena now at Torino in Italy". La rédaction. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via Sport au Feminin.
  4. "WomenSoccer.com.au – 2015 – May". womensoccer.com.au.
  5. "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - Matches - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
  6. "AFRICAN GAMES WOMEN BRAZZAVILLE 2015". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. Cavell, Nick (30 November 2018). "Cameroon beat Mali 4–2 to clinch place at Women's World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  8. 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. Retrieved 19 December 2018.


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