Nigerian forward Blessing Owolabi widely known as “Kenya” concluded the 2025 Kazakhstan Women’s Premier League campaign with a staggering 30 goals, making her one of the few players (and the only Nigerian woman this season in Europe) to reach that benchmark.
Kenya, a product of Nakamura Football Academy in Lagos, scored a brace in her team Tomiris Turan FC’s final match, a 4-0 win over Yelimay Semey Women, to seal her monumental tally.
She spent part of the season on loan from FC Biik Shymkent, making appearances for her parent and loan clubs before her move to Tomiris Turan. Her clinical finishing, composure in front of goal, and consistency have drawn praise, positioning her as one of Nigeria’s most deadly attackers abroad.
Since leaving Nakamura Academy in December 2023, Kenya has been steadily rising through the ranks of European women’s football. Observers believe her current form could lead to a move to a more prominent European club, and possibly a call-up to the Super Falcons, if she continues this momentum.
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Her journey from Nakamura Football Academy to the fields of Kazakhstan illustrates faith and form knitting together. There is something quietly audacious about her rise: the implicit belief that opportunity abroad, even in less-discussed leagues, can forge not just good strikers, but great ones.
Yet greatness is not guaranteed. For all the goals, the next challenge lies in translation to higher leagues, stiffer defenses, louder crowds, more scrutiny. If she moves, will she adjust? If she gets national notice, will she deliver? These are the crucibles that separate the prolific from the legendary.
What makes Kenya noteworthy is not just quantity, but consistency: scoring in critical matches, delivering under pressure, adapting to different teams. That suggests maturity rare in strikers who thrive mostly on raw attributes. The composure she displays in front of goal is already beyond her years.
For Nigeria, the implications are enormous. Here is a forward whose form abroad forces us to look outward and upward. There is room, the talent is there, but what remains is the infrastructure recognition, proper scouting, chances in stronger leagues.
Kenya has lit a flame. The question now is whether that flame can burn brighter still and whether others will finally see and reflect it.
Did You Know?
- Blessing “Kenya” Owolabi is the only Nigerian woman in Europe this season to score 30 goals in her league.
- She is originally from Lagos, having developed her formative skills at Nakamura Football Academy before moving abroad.
- Her 30th goal came via a brace (two goals) in Tomiris Turan’s final match against Yelimay Semey Women on October 12, 2025.
- Prior to her move to Tomiris Turan, she had spells with FC Biik Shymkent and was on loan earlier in the season, giving her experience across multiple teams in Kazakhstan.
- Analysts believe that her blistering scoring run has placed her on course for both a potential call-up to the Super Falcons and interest from clubs in stronger European leagues, should she sustain her form.
