Newcastle United Women don sign Ashanti Akpan, di 19-year-old Nigeria-eligible midfielder, from Chelsea Women for undiscosed money.
Di pikin don join di Magpies for permanent deal after she spend di first half of dis season dey play on loan for Southampton Women, na weytin hitvibz dey yan be dat.
From Chelsea to Newcastle: 12 years don finish
Ashanti Akpan don finish her long 12-year journey for Chelsea wey she start when she just 7 years old.
She make her senior debut when she 17, come off di bench for FA Cup match against Reading Women, later dat year she sign her first professional contract.
Her Championship experience dey solid: she don play for Birmingham City Women last season and Southampton Women dis season, gather 15 appearances for both clubs.
Ashanti dey ginger for new chapter
On top di move to Newcastle, she talk say:
“I dey super happy and excited say I don join here. Di club get big ambition, and to dey here now go help my career wella. I just dey ready to start.”
About her permanent move:
“E sweet wella to get my own permanent home here. Loan waka don teach me plenti things and now I dey ready to carry all I don learn enter Newcastle.”
E no easy to leave Chelsea
After more than 10 years for Chelsea, she admit say to leave no easy:
“From 7 years old dey there, na all I sabi. E be like home and I dey privileged to dey there. But now, I dey excited for Newcastle and I feel say na di right time to take next step for my career.”
Goals for pitch
Ashanti don rise quick from first-team debut to pro contract and WSL regular. She talk her next target:
“I wan dey start regular, get plenty minutes, add value to di team and help dem get promoted enter WSL.”
Eye dey on international football
She don represent England from youth to U-23, but her dream still dey big:
“Of course, dat na di dream. Na di place I wan reach and e dey sweet say I don waka through di age groups.”
Ginger for second half of season
Newcastle dey 4th for table now, and e dey ginger her:
“Di league dey competitive, e dey interesting. We dey good place for second half of season and I no fit wait. We fit push for promotion, na wetin everybody dey eye for club, so I dey ready do my own to help.”
See old friends again
She go see some padi dem from Chelsea days:
“I dey excited to see dem. Dem never sabi I dey come yet, so e go sweet to see dem. To get some familiar faces dey also sweet.”
About Tanya Oxtoby and Newcastle style:
“How she take explain di style of play and my role for di team na wetin make me wan join. I like how Newcastle dey play and her talk on club ambition make sense too.”
Ginger for Newcastle fans
She dey happy for fans:
“I dey excited wella. All wey I don see and hear from fans dey good. Anytime we don play against Newcastle, fans dey mad. Now to dey on di other side go sweet me.”
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Last Updated on January 24, 2026 1:03 pm by Hitvibz Media
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