Fresh off a Team of the Season campaign in the NWFL, Super Falcons defender Jumoke Alani has taken her career to Turkey.
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Super Falcons defender Jumoke Alani has completed a move to Turkish club Yuksekova Spor Kulubu, Complete Sports reports.
The 21 year old centre back joins the Turkish outfit from Nigeria Women Football League side Nasarawa Amazons on a one year deal, becoming the latest Nigerian international to head to European football this transfer window.
A Standout NWFL Campaign
Alani’s move follows an outstanding 2025/26 NWFL season in which she earned a place in the league’s Team of the Season. She built her domestic reputation with spells at both Edo Queens and Nasarawa Amazons before securing the switch abroad.
Rising Through Nigeria’s Age-Grade Sides
Alani has represented Nigeria at Under-20 level, featuring for the Falconets, and has also received senior call ups to the Super Falcons setup. She was part of the Nigeria squad that won gold at the 2023 African Games and was included in the Super Falcons’ preliminary squad for the 2024 Olympic Games.
📌 Did You Know?
- Alani’s move continues a growing trend of Nigerian women’s players heading to Turkish clubs, following other Super Falcons internationals who have made similar switches in recent windows.
- She has previously featured for the Falconets alongside current Super Falcons regulars Comfort Folorunsho, Rofiat Imuran and Chiamaka Okwuchukwu.
- Nigeria won gold at the 2023 African Games in Accra, a tournament where several of the current Falconets generation, including Alani, first built their reputations together.
- The NWFL Premiership is widely regarded as the strongest domestic women’s league in Africa, giving Alani a strong platform before her move to Europe.
- Edo Queens, one of Alani’s former clubs, are the reigning NWFL champions and recently strengthened their own squad ahead of a CAF continental campaign.
- Alani’s inclusion in Nigeria’s preliminary 2024 Olympic squad reflected her rising profile domestically even before this move abroad.
- Turkish women’s football has increasingly attracted foreign talent in recent seasons, with clubs building squads capable of competing for continental qualification spots.
