Gloria Chinasa Okoro (, born 8 December 1987) is a former footballer who plays as a forward. Born and raised in Nigeria to Nigerian parents, she capped for the Equatorial Guinea women's national team.
Club career Chinasa was born and raised in Nigeria. She began her career in Port Harcourt-based club Rivers Angels. In 2005, she played a match against an Equatorial Guinean club and scored three goals. After that, she accepted a proposal to play for the Equatorial Guinea women's national team.
Chinasa played the 2011 World Cup, where she was a starting player in the 3–2 loss to Australia.
Following the World Cup, Chinasa signed for Ekstraliga Kobiet champions Unia Racibórz. She scored the team's only goal in the 2011–12 Champions League qualifying stage match against Pallokerho-35. UEFA
On 28 October 2006, Chinasa scored the first goal in history for Equatorial Guinea on African Women's Championship. FIFA She also became African Champion in tournaments held in 2008 and 2012.
Career statistics Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 28 October 2006 Oleh, Delta, Nigeria 2006 African Women's Championship 18 November 2008 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 2008 African Women's Championship 21 November 2008 23 May 2010 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia 2010 African Women's Championship qualification 5 November 2010 Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton, South Africa 2010 African Women's Championship 8 November 2010 28 October 2012 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 2012 African Women's Championship 31 October 2012 7 November 2012 11 November 2012 18 July 2015 National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 9 June 2018 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Unia Racibórz Ekstraliga: 2011–12, 2012–13 Polish Cup: 2011–12
Estrellas de E'Waiso Ipola Liga Nacional de Fútbol Femenino: 2018
Equatorial Guinea Africa Women Cup of Nations: 2008, 2012
Individual Ekstraliga top scorer: 2011–12, 2012–13 Polish Cup top scorer: 2012–13
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