Peace Efih’s well-travelled career has taken another turn within Greece itself, with the Super Falcons midfielder swapping OFI Crete for fellow A Division side Panathinaikos.
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Super Falcons midfielder Peace Efih has completed a permanent transfer to Greek Women’s A Division side Panathinaikos, moving across the Greek top flight after two productive seasons with OFI Crete.
Efih was quick to share her excitement once the move was confirmed. “I am very excited to have signed with Panathinaikos. I look forward to scoring many goals and helping the team achieve its main goal, which is winning the Championship. I can’t wait to get started,” she told the club’s official website.
Her time at OFI Crete gives a good sense of why Panathinaikos moved for her. Efih scored 14 goals in 40 appearances across two seasons at the club, numbers that mark her out as one of the more productive attacking midfielders in the Greek league.
That kind of output has become something of a pattern wherever Efih has played. Her career has taken her through Spain with Sporting de Huelva and Zaragoza CFF, Israel with Kiryat Gat, and Portugal with Sporting Braga, before she settled into Greek football with OFI Crete two years ago. Fans following Nigerian players across European women’s leagues can check Bet9ja’s current promo code as the new European season approaches.
Her roots are firmly domestic, though. Efih started out with Edo Queens before moving to Rivers Angels in 2019, and also had a spell with Bayelsa Queens in 2021 before her career shifted permanently toward Europe.
On the international stage, her rise through Nigeria’s age-grade system tells its own story. Efih represented the Flamingos at the 2016 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup and the Falconets at the 2018 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, a development pathway that eventually earned her a place in the senior Super Falcons squad. New Bet9ja users following Nigerian football abroad can check how to get the Bet9ja promotion code before the new season kicks off.
Her move comes at a moment when Nigerian women’s football is drawing plenty of attention anyway, with the Super Falcons currently competing at WAFCON 2026 and chasing an 11th continental title. Efih’s own path abroad reflects a broader trend of Nigerian internationals building sustained club careers across multiple European leagues rather than a single destination.
Panathinaikos themselves carry serious weight in Greek sport more broadly, with the men’s side a regular fixture in European competition and the wider club among the most recognisable institutions in the country. Bettors following the Greek women’s league this season can check Bet9ja’s YOHAIG code as the new campaign gets going.
For Efih, the move represents another step in a career defined by adaptability, and Panathinaikos will be hoping her scoring touch from midfield travels with her as they chase the Greek A Division title.
📌 Did You Know?
- Efih was born on 5 August 2000, meaning her move to Panathinaikos was confirmed just two days after her 26th birthday.
- She stands 1.60 metres tall, making her one of the more compact midfielders in the Super Falcons squad.
- Efih scored the only goal in Nigeria’s opening match at the 2018 WAFU Zone B Women’s Cup.
- Before her move to Greece in 2024, she spent two seasons at Portuguese club Sporting Braga.
- She has now played club football in five different countries: Nigeria, Spain, Israel, Portugal and Greece.
- Efih made her senior Super Falcons debut in 2022 after progressing through Nigeria’s U17 and U20 age-grade sides.
- Panathinaikos are one of Greece’s most storied sporting institutions, with their men’s team a regular fixture in European club competition.
