Official : Former Nigeria Captain Joins French Club Dijon FCO

Published: July 01, 2020

French Division 1 Féminine side Dijon FCO have strengthened their ranks by signing former Nigeria captain Desire Oparanozie, informs the official website.

The Super Falcon is joining Dijon FCO as a free agent and has inked a two-year contract that will keep her at the club until the end of the 2021-2022 season.

Oparanozie is well known in the French Division 1 Féminine, having worn the colours of of En Avant Guingamp, where she spent six years and scored 45 goals in 106 league matches.

In her first words as a Dijon player, she said : "I am happy to start a new adventure after six years in Guingamp. I am delighted to be able to discover something else.

"I really like this club and the coach's speech, which has followed me for a long time, convinced me. I am very honored to sign at DFCO. "

A three-time World Cupper, Oparanozie played for Lüleburgaz 39 Spor (Turkey), WFC Rossiyanka (Russia), VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) and Atasehir Belediyespor (Turkey) before her move to France in 2014.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : dfco.fr

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