San Diego Wave FC Signs Falconets’ forward Chiamaka Okwuchukwu

San Diego Wave FC has signed 19-year-old Nigerian striker and CAF Young Women’s Player of the Year finalist Chiamaka Okwuchukwu for an undisclosed fee.
Okwuchukwu joined the National Women Soccer League, NWSL, side from Nigerian Women’s Premier League club Rivers Angels FC.
The Falconets star who has signed a one-year contract will be added to the San Diego Wave FC’s 2025 roster pending a medical and receipt of her International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P1 Visa.
‘We are very pleased to welcome Chiamaka to the Wave family,’ said San Diego Wave FC Sporting Director and General Manager Camille Ashton told the club’s official social media pages.
‘Her signing is the latest example of our intention to add promising young players to the roster. With her skillset, we believe Chiamaka will complement our current attacking players very well and be a key contributor to the team.’
Okwuchukwu was in the Nigerian U20 team to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia, where she played in all four matches, scoring two goals and providing one assist.
She first represented Nigeria at just 16 years of age at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica and helped the Flaconets go undefeated in the group stage and advance to the quarterfinals before falling to the Netherlands.
Okwuchukwu will occupy an international slot on San Diego’s 2025 roster.