Meet the oldest player at 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
40-year-old Nigeria’s Captain, Onome Ebi, is the first African Player to participate in six FIFA Women’s World Cups.
She is the oldest Player at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Born 8th May 1983, Ebi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nigerian club Abia Angels and the Nigeria women’s national team.
PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports that in 2019 she became the first African footballer to play in 5 FIFA World Cup Tournaments.
Ebi was born in Lagos.



