Michelle Alozie Returns to Houston Dash After Title Triumph with Nigeria, Eyes Playoff Run
Michelle Alozie added a new title to her résumé this summer in addition to playing professional soccer for the Houston Dash and the Nigeria national team and studying pediatric leukemia as a researcher for Texas Children’s Hospital. Alozie and Nigeria successfully accomplished their “Mission X” as it was dubbed by the Nigerian FA and won a record 10th Women's African Cup of Nations trophy since the contest’s current format was established in 1998. “We wanted to make history for all of women's football,” Alozie said. "No team in women’s football has ever won a championship as many times as we have won this one. It wasn’t just Nigerian history or African history, it’s world history. We really bought into it as a team, and thankfully we were able to complete the mission.” After Nigeria finished fourth in her cup debut in 2022, […]