CHIOMA

Chioma Okafor OON (born 20 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in Malawi, she plays for the Nigeria national team. She played college soccer for the UConn Huskies, earning All-American honors three times.

Okafor was born in Malawi to a Nigerian father and a Malawian mother.

Okafor joined the women's soccer team at the University of Connecticut in 2022, after graduating from the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts. She was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2024 and was named to the prestigious trophy's watchlist in August 2025 ahead of her senior season.

On 10 December 2025, the North Carolina Courage announced that they had signed Okafor to a three-year contract through 2028, with the club option to extend another year.

Okafor was part of the Nigerian women's national team squad that won the 2025 Women's Africa Cup of Nations and was awarded the national honour, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).