Tosin Otubajo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwatosin Otubajo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ajegunle, Lagos, Nigeria[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Flying Angel | |||
| Vero Bims Queens Lagos | |||
| Confluence Queens | |||
| Bayelsa Queens | |||
| International career | |||
| Nigeria | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oluwatosin "Tosin" Otubajo (born 16 July 1984) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a defender for the Nigeria women's national team.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Otubajo was a native of Ajegunle, Lagos, and played as a defender for Flying Angel, Vero Bims Queens Lagos, Confluence Queens and Bayelsa Queens.[2][3] She was a member of the Nigeria national team, and was included in Nigeria's training camp for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[5] However, she was ultimately cut from the squad. Eight years later, she was included in Nigeria's squad at the 2008 Summer Olympics as an alternate player.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athlete Biography: Otubajo Oluwatosin". BOCOG. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b Sotuminu, Dapo (7 February 2016). "Nigerian women's soccer stars, made in Ajegunle". New Telegraph. Vol. 3, no. 718. p. 54. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
Tosin Otubajo: A quintessential Ajegunle girl, Otubajo, was one of the products of soccer stars from Ajegunle, who became an Olympian playing football for Nigeria. She was a rock in the defence line of the Super Falcons at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. At the club level, she played for Flying Angel, Vero Bims Queens of Lagos and Kogi Confluence Queens.
- ^ a b c "Team profile – Football Women: Nigeria". BOCOG. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Babatunde, Oyediji Oluwaseun (27 September 2020). "Profemateur 7 Season 5 Set to hold in December". Kick442. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Oyiwe, Lorine (6 September 2000). "West Africa: Ghana, Cameroon, South Africa Square Falcons". AllAfrica. This Day. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
Meanwhile, the trio of Tosin Otubanjo, Adimchi Okolawon and Stefy Abubakar who were decamped from the Olympic camp, arrived in the country last Friday, stating that even as they were not participating in the Sydney Olympic Games, the exposure would help them in the forthcoming AWC.
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