| Rita Akarekor | |
| Birth Date: | 2001 2, df=yes |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Delta Queens |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria |
Rita Akarekor (born 13 February 2001[1]) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Delta Queens in the Nigeria Women Premier League, and Nigeria women's national football team as a goalkeeper. She was adjudged the best goalkeeper in the 2016 Nigeria Women Premier League, and was the only player in her position nominated as the most valuable player in the league.[2]
During the 2017 Nigeria Women Premier League, Akarekor scored a goal in her side's two–goal win over Adamawa Queens. She explained that it has been her desire for a while to score a competitive goal in the league.[3] In April 2017, Akarekor was in the lineup that defeated relegation threatened Saadatu Amazons, 2-1. A goal from Amazons ended her clean sheet from two previous games.[4] In July 2017, the penultimate game before the end of the regular season, Akarekor recorded another clean sheet against Adamawa Queens at the Atiku Abubakar Stadium.[5]
Akarekor featured in the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations winning team.[6]