Bankable Super Falcons defender, Ebi
Onome has been unveiled by Chinese football club, Henan Huishang
Football Club after she agreed to a deal with the club.
The three time African Woman
Championship (AWC) winner is making a grand return to football after
working very hard to recover from an injury she sustained in December
2016 at the final game between Cameroun and Nigeria which they later
won.
Brave Onome managed to play the final
minutes of the game with a hand fractured fired by an exemplary
spirit of patriotism that earned her the respect of all. The injury
side-lined the Centre Back for more than a year. She last laced her
boots for FC Minsk in the Belarusian Premier League.
Expressing her delight, the talented
footballer revealed that it has been a long journey. “Thanks be to
God almighty for making this possible. I’m back in football again
and to say I am super excited is to put what I am feeling mildly. I
want to thank everyone who has been with me on my journey to recovery
and has helped to make this possible. I want to single out my
management team, Temple Management Company (TMC) for being a strong
support system and making sure this transition was very smooth.”
She added, “I can’t wait to play
football again for my club and country. I have survived one of the
biggest challenges of my career and I am in a happy place to once
again do what I love best.”
Also speaking, Koye Sowemimo, Head of
Sport, Temple Management Company (TMC) said, “We are super
delighted for Onome. As with every Athlete you can feel the pressure
of not competiting again when opportunities don’t come quick
enough. But thankfully, Onome’s mental strength and support of her
team kept her in good spirit and has now been duly rewarded with a
new chapter in her football career. We wish her all the very best .”
Ebi Onome’s return to football is
bound to boost the morale of the Nigerian Super Falcons team as she
now makes herself available to represent them at the highest level.