Judith Chime

Judith Chime
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-05-20) 20 May 1978
Place of birth Nigeria
Playing position Goalkeeper
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Nigeria

Judith Chime (born 20 May 1978) is a Nigerian former football goalkeeper. She played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup,[1] and at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Judith Chime - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". scoresway.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "BBC SPORT - FOOTBALL - Super Falcons face tough test". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nigeria Names Olympic Soccer Team". 24 August 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2017 – via AllAfrica.
  • Judith Chime – FIFA competition record (archive)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Judith Chime". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  • Clayton State player profile
  • soccerpunter
  • womensfootballarchive
  • allafrica.com

my autobiography, Judith Chime was born in the eastern part of Nigeria Enugu state in May 20th1978 from the family of Chime, we are eight children in number and I happen to be the only daughter of the family that was into sport, my brothers are very protective because they cherish and felt that I might get hurt playing the game. Also, being their little sister, they don’t want to see me with any man let alone boyz. Henceforth, she is a Nigerian footballer who played for Splash FC Asheville North Carolina, USA. She was also a member of the Nigerian national team for several years from 1991-2002,were she won series of victories, Nation Cups three times (AWC)African Women Champion; Challenge Cup, League and other local and major tournament. Also, during her college days, while on athletics Scholarship at Clayton State University, she was named all conference player four times, most valuable player four times, player of the week two time, and many more.

Thence, sheStarted playing soccer in the late 80s, however, soccer wasn’t the sport she actually wanted to play. She was a very good table tennis player and she loved it so much until her very good childhood friend convince her in playing soccer because occasional she plays soccer with guys in the neighborhood. One good day she decided to go with her friend to play but on getting to the field, there were guys playing table tennis so she decided to play table tennis and not soccer on that day.

Furthermore, she is popularly known as“Kamala” because of her heavy built, became prominent as a female football goalkeeper played for several local teams in Lagos.She started her soccer career playing for a local club in Ajegunle, Lagos, Nigeria. This city in Lagos is where most if not all notable players started from both male and female. My first team ever was Young Star FC of Ajegunle few months later I was invited to come and play for another team called the Eleven Planners FC at Marine base of Ajegunle. Some years later after series of tournament another team owner saw her and invited me to come and play for his team, from there she moved to Ufuoma Babes of Warri Delta State and while playing for Ufuoma Babes, she was invited to the National team in 1991 in preparation for China 91 but unfortunately I got there late and didn’t make the team. Before joining force with late SimbiatAbiola Babes of Abeokuta, the club was owned by the wife of well known MKO Abiola in Nigeria, after her experience in Abeokuta, she moved to Tony and Tony Cocoa Queens of Akure, then Pelican Stars of Calabar under the tutelage of Chief Ntiero Effiom who was also the former National team coach. Then to Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt While playing for the Super Falcons under Coach Ismaila Mabo, she was second choice goalkeeper to Ann Agumanu at the 1998, 2000, 2002 African Women’s Championships when Nigeria won all the titles and She also assisted Agumanu to the Sweden 95 and USA 99 FIFA World after which she took over as the first choice goalkeeper under late coach Jossy Lad.

Finally, she later moved to the United States to play club football and also to further her education in an American University, Clayton State University, she also engaged herself in several community works especially feeding the homeless in downtown Atlanta with my church and assisting the Senior Citizen, she has great passion for soccer and also coach kids and adult. In addition, she was the assistant coach at (JSU) Jackson State University, Mississippi in 2013. Before graduating college from Clayton State University, she did series of summer camp at Clayton State University under the direction of Coach T.O who was also her coach and the Coach of Clayton State Women Soccer, she retired from active soccer in 2010 and still very active in coaching and assisting young aspiring players to pursue their dreams.Thank you. Norcross, GA 30093 Phone: 678-886-8938 Chime Judith (@chinemy) | Twitter

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