Francisca Ordega

Club

Bayelsa Queens

Ordega began her career at the youth level for Bayelsa Queens, before being promoted to the professional side in 2008 where she played at Nigerian Women's Championship.

Rivers Angels

In 2011, she moved to Rivers Angels, one of the top clubs in Nigerian Women's Championship.

WFC Rossiyanka

In 2012, Ordega left Nigeria to sign with Russian champions Rossiyanka of the Russian Women's Football Championship. In November 2012, it was announced that Ordega and Rossiyanka had mutually parted ways.

Piteå IF

In 2013, Ordega signed for Piteå IF in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She scored her first goal on 26 May 2013 in a draw against Vittsjö GIK. Between 2013 and 2015, she made 34 appearances and scored 4 goals during her time in Sweden.

Washington Spirit

Ordega then moved across the North Atlantic and signed with Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League. In her first season with the Spirit, Ordega scored three goals and made two assists. She returned in 2016 to score two goals during the regular season. The Nigerian's most memorable Spirit goal came in the NWSL Semifinal when she scored in extra time to send the Spirit to its first ever NWSL Championship. In July 2017, Ordega suffered a knee injury that would limit her minutes for the remainder of the season. Despite the injury, she would still earn 14 appearances and scoring 4 goals.

Loan to Sydney FC

In December 2016,…

Ordega represented the Nigeria women's national football team in all levels. With the under 17, she played the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and with the under 20 at 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. At senior level she played in the FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments of 2011, 2015 and 2019. At the latter she opened her World Cup account by scoring Nigeria's equalizing goal against Sweden on 8 June 2015 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The pulsating match ended 3–3 in the opening game of Group D. She was also part of Nigeria's squads at the African Women's Championship of 2010 and 2014, winning both tournaments. In 2018, She was also a member of the Nigerian squad who won the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Ghana, A tournament where she had two goals and two assists and won the woman of the match award at the final game against South Africa. She was part of the Super Falcons squad that won the 2021 Turkish Women's Cup in Antalya, Turkey in February and thereby becoming the first African team to win the invitational tournament. On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.

International goals

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first

Rivers Angels Nigerian Women's Cup: 2012 Atlético Madrid Primera División: 2017–18 CSKA Moscow

Russian Women's Cup: 2022, 2023 Russian Women's Super Cup: 2024 Nigeria Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2024 Orders

Officer of the Order of the Niger