Naija striker Joy Omewa don set her eye to become Africa best player after she open up say she dey rate Manchester City big boy Erling Haaland and Manchester City female striker Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw well-well, as na dem she dey look up to for her style of play.
Di 23-year-old BK Häcken striker don waka long journey from playing street ball with boys for Lagos till she reach Europe dey ball and dey rep Naija for senior national team level, na weytin Hitvibz dey yan be dat.
For one exclusive chat wey she get with BK Häcken club media, Omewa yarn about how she take grow up for Naija, how she develop her game for Denmark, her waka for England and wetin she dey target for future.
And even though she dey enjoy life for Sweden right now, di Naija forward make am clear say she still wan achieve plenty things, including to carry dat big Africa best player award.
Joy Omewa explain why she dey ball like Erling Haaland
Omewa no dey fear to yarn wetin she dey bring come pitch. Di Naija striker see herself as strong player wey no easy to push comot for ball, and she believe say her style of play resemble two big names for women and men football.
“I be unique player for my own way. I dey ball small like Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw and Erling Haaland, na dem be my main players wey I dey look,” na so she tell BK Häcken club media.
How she take dey admire di Manchester City striker and di Jamaican baller show di kind striker wey she wan become.
People sabi Haaland for how e strong, how e dey move, and how e no dey miss chance for front of post, while Shaw get strength, sharp brain to position well, and eye for goal.
For Joy Omewa, to turn complete striker pass just to dey score goals.
She give credit to di time wey she spend for Denmark say na im change her approach to football, especially how she take dey press defenders.
From Lagos to Denmark: How Joy Omewa take develop turn proper striker
Dem born and raise Omewa for Lagos, and her football journey start for area wey chance no really dey for young girls to play organised football.
She remember how she enjoy her childhood for Naija, where she dey always play ball with boys because girls’ team no dey ground.
“To grow up for Lagos sweet well-well. I get plenty paddy and I dey play ball, mostly with boys because girls’ team no dey,” she explain.
Her career take one big turn for 2021 when she japa go Denmark at age 18 to join B.93.
Even though to adjust to new country hard am for beginning, di experience later turn important part of how she take grow as person and as baller.
“Di people there friendly well-well and dem help me when I need help. If you be young person and you wan develop, na beta country to go,” Omewa talk.
She gree say to travel go abroad force am to learn different culture, stand on her own feet, and take bigger responsibility for herself.
Language na another wahala wey she face, as di Naija striker talk say Danish language hard to understand die.
Even with dat one, she small-small adapt and continue to dey sharpen her football skills.
For di end of 2021, she move go Fortuna Hjørring, where she spend pass four years small and cement herself as striker wey sabi score steady.
When she look back at her time for di Danish club, Omewa hail her teammates say na dem help am dey find back of net regular.
“I get beta time there. My teammates help me well-well, dem dey give me sweet passes wey help me slot ball enter post. I like to score goals, I love am die,” she talk.
How she take develop for dat period still make her pressing game strong well-well, one improvement wey she believe say make am beta forward.
Omewa dey enjoy new challenge for BK Häcken after Nottingham waka
Joy Omewa next career move land for early 2026 when she get chance to go ball for England, wey fulfill dream wey she don get since tey-tey.
Di Naija striker describe her time for Nottingham as beta experience, but she talk say she still get unfinished business before she go think to go back English football.
“E don tey wey e be my dream to play for England, so when I get di chance I just think say: why not? Na beta experience and e nice, but I feel say I need to achieve more things before I fit go back there,” she explain.
For July, di 23-year-old join Swedish side BK Häcken, where she don play 14 matches for all competitions and knack four goals since she land.
Even though her start for Swedish football no smooth 100 percent, Omewa believe say she dey small-small find her rhythm for di club.
“I start small tough, but I feel like e dey beta now. I love to dey here. BK Häcken be like family. Everybody dey show love and support,” she talk.
Di funny thing be say, her move go di Swedish club no be decision wey she waste time to think about.
Omewa reveal say she don dey admire di club since she play against dem for summer of 2023, even though dat first match end with painful 6-1 beating.
“When I play against BK Häcken for di first time, we chop 1–6 defeat. E bad well-well, na one of my biggest loss ever.
“When I see how dem dey play, I feel say na beta team be dis and e go sweet to play there one day. When dem ask me to come here and I hear say dem get interest for me, I no even think am twice at all,” she remember.
Since she don already taste SM gold win with di Swedish side, di Naija forward now wan add more goals and help di club carry more trophies.
Joy Omewa dey eye Super Falcons success and Africa best player award
Apart from club football, to wear Naija jersey still be one of di proudest things wey Omewa don achieve for her career.
Di striker play her first senior Super Falcons match against Benin for 2025, wey fulfill dream wey she don carry for mind since long time.
She describe di experience as one of di biggest moments for her life and she dey hope say she go continue to dey get chance to rep her papa land.
“Na really big moment e be. I don dream to play my first national team match since long time. Na proud moment, one of di biggest for my life, and I hope to continue to dey rep di national team,” she talk.
Omewa still dey enjoy di chance to test her level against some of Europe biggest clubs inside UEFA Women’s Champions League.
One particular match carry extra sweet feeling for di Naija girl because she grow up dey support Chelsea.
So di chance to face di London club pass just normal European match for her.
“To dey Champions League cool well-well. My belle sweet as I play against Chelsea. I be big Chelsea fan when I dey grow up, so na dream to meet dem. E go be special match for me,” she open up.
BK Häcken later play draw with Chelsea wey nobody score, after dem don carry their first league-phase point away against Paris FC.
Even with how hard e be to compete against big Europe teams, Omewa believe say di Swedish club get di mind and liver to achieve something tangible.
“We be beta team and we go try our best for Champions League. Dis team no dey play just to fulfill righteousness, we dey play to reach somewhere, wey be beta thing,” she add.
Outside football, Omewa like to play video games, watch movies and listen to music. She still burst one unusual talent wey she get: to barb hair.
Di Naija striker dey barb her own hair by herself and she don even offer to barb for some of her teammates, including her fellow Naija sister Halifax Ayinde.
However, her biggest dreams still tie down gidigba with football.
Joy Omewa wan play for even bigger club for future and finally carry di award as Africa best player.
“One day I wan go even bigger club and win di award as Africa best player. E no go easy, but I think say I fit reach there one day,” she declare.
For player wey her journey start from playing street ball with boys for Lagos, dat dream na another major target inside career wey don already full with action.
And as her European experience dey continue to grow, di Naija forward don make up her mind to keep scoring goals, dey improve her game, and dey push go front for dat biggest individual prize inside African women’s football.
Last Updated on November 13, 2026 8:55 am by Hitvibz Media
"I dey ball like Erling Haaland" — Joy Omewa don set eye for Africa best player award after she yarn her biggest career dream
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