Olaitan Yusuf Explained

Olaitan Yusuf
Birth Date:12 January 1982
Birth Place:Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
Height:1.81 m
Position:Forward
Years1:2003–2004
Clubs1:Pelican Stars
Nationalteam1:Nigeria
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam-Update:29 September 2003

Olaitan Yusuf (born 12th of January 1982) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays as a forward[1] [2] [3] for the Nigeria women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and has been a two-time Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year.[4]

Career

Yusuf got onto the national stage with her first season in 2004, when she led D-II with 3.7 points and 1.75 goals per game where she drilled 35 goals and finished with 74 points which broke the Peach Belt Conference record and Clayton State Athletics Hall of Famer Nkiru Okosieme's 2001 program records of 33 goals and 72 points.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Technical Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226232356/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/technicaldevp/50/08/02/fwwcusa2003-technicalreport%5fneu%5f081010.pdf. dead. 26 December 2011. 2007-09-28. FIFA. 2003. FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003. 80.
  2. https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/olaitan-yusuf/ Olaitan Yusuf – Profile.
  3. https://claytonstatesports.com/hof.aspx?hof=15 Olaitan Yusuf Induction Presentation p. 34.
  4. Web site: Olaitan Yusuf, Clayton State University . 2024-06-16 . peachbeltconference.org . en.
  5. Web site: Olaitan Yusuf (2017) . Clayton State University Athletics . 26 Jul 2019 . 16 Jun 2024.
  6. Web site: Olaitan Yusuf - 2007-08 - Women's Soccer . 2024-06-16 . Clayton State University Athletics . en.