Super Falcons striker Joy Omewa has joined Nottingham Forest from Danish outfit Fortuna Hjørring, reports Completesports.com.
Omewa penned a contract with Forest until the end of the 2025/26 season.
The 23-year-old, who joined Fortuna Hjørring in 2022, scored 52 goals in 85 league appearances for the club.
She won the Danish Women’s Cup twice and Kvindeligaen league title in 2024/25.
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On the international stage, Omewa has represented Nigeria at U17 and U20 level before earning her first senior cap last year.
Nottingham Forest Women Head Coach, Carly Davies, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Joy Omewa to Nottingham Forest.
“Joy’s incredible goal-scoring prowess speaks for itself. She’s a dynamic forward with a natural instinct in front of goal, and her ability to find the net consistently at both club and international level makes her a fantastic addition to our squad.
“Joy is exactly the type of player who can help us push forward and achieve our ambitions.”
Upon signing, Omewa added: “I am delighted to sign for Nottingham Forest. It’s an ambitious club and I’m excited to be a part of this team.
“I can’t wait to get started for this club and I think I can add a lot to an already talented group at Forest.”
By Adeboye Amosu
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To be honest, I don’t know much about Joy Omewa. So, I asked AI if indeed she is a credible Super Falcons striker.
AI said” Joy Omewa is not only credible; as of 2026, she has become one of the most exciting attacking prospects for Nigeria.”
I was like: wow! Exciting prospect for Nigeria keh? This response really whetted my appetite, so I dug for more.
Apparently, Joy, 23 years old, was a prolific goal scorer in Denmark where she recorded 52 goals from 85 games in the ’24-’25 season.
She was voted the Danish League Player of the Season and finished as the league’s top scorer.
Her consistency is also legendary as, at one point in late 2025, the Yoruba sniper maintained an incredible 8-game scoring streak across all competitions, including the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifiers.
Apparently, this Falcon brings a mix of raw pace and a “fox-in-the-box” finishing instinct with the claws in her shooting boots.
In England, she should have the perfect platform to hone her skills and predatory instincts even further.
For those of us worrying about the ageing hue of the Super Falcons striker force, Omewa brings hope as a one of a fresh generation of Super Falcons strikers, ready to fill the boots left vacant by Ifeoma Onumonu and Desire Oparanozie.
Hopefully coach Madugu will compose the team as a salubrious blend of youth and experience.
If so, another victorious Wafcon campaign awaits.
Leaving Denmark division 1 team with champions league prospect to play in WSL2 is a serious downgrade, talk less of Nottingham forest which is a mid table team in WSL2 (division 2).
Unless for financial move, this is a downgrade and to be honest I don’t see her in Madugu plans anymore.
Whoever is advising these girls is not serious.
Nnadozie, in the same shoes, moving from a champions league team to a mid table in Brighton (WSL) is not encouraging unless financial reasons too.
Madugu has a far tougher row-to-hoe this time as he is no longer an unknown quantity to opposition teams at the Wafcon. Furthermore, this competition doubles as world cup qualifiers which adds a layer of importance.
He knows he will be keelhauled badly at home and abroad if he doesn’t place his tactical camel’s nose inside the tent of success in this tournament.
So, dropping a “credible striker” like Omewa will be a grave mistake if what AI says about this striker is anything to go by after all, she only just moved to Nottingham Forest.
A credibile stricker do not go to a mid table average team in wsl division 2 @ age 23, if she is that good there are scouts all over in women’s football that could have recommended her to a better league, not a division 2 in England. The playing standard is very below average and unless Joy score as many goals in double digits and get a new club in the wsl, then I don’t see her in Madugu’s .
Chioma, just got a club in the NWSL in US and will not be surprised if she is now ahead of her in picking order.
Division 2 here is equivalent to EFL that Osayi, Aribo play in. As long as she is in England, much spotlight will be placed on the league as well.
There is a difference between men’s football and women’s football, the championship has about 19 teams with premiership experience, that is a big difference in men’s football comparing to when you talk about WSL and WSL2 in women’s football.
I have watched many WSL live games and been opportune to watch Everton’s Payne and Brighton a week ago (was hoping Nnadozie will play, but unfortunately not) had to leave after 45 mins as it was boring.
There is no spotlight in WSL2 and its below average and for Joy to move to a mid table team with no hope of a promotion, then that is a downgrade.
If she move to the UK for financial reasons or otherwise, then that is good, but for football to N forest, that is not good.
To be honest, my overarching ambition for our players is that they stay active. England, regardless of tier of their leagues, remains a Mecca of football. I ween that playing in a lower league in England offer higher exposure to scouts than a higher league in Denmark.
Omewa is truly promising by what I have gleaned from sources since the time she landed on my radar.
She was part of this qualifiers for this Wafcon and is poised to be part of the Wafcon proper.
What Randy Waldrum did by Luring American born talents to the Super Falcons was to enhance the team’s technical properties. Indigenous players lean more often to the practical rather than technical side, relying more on physicality, brute force and brawn.
Toni Payne, Ifeoma Onumonu, Michelle Alozie, I hope we can start finding younger interesting vivacious larger-than-life like-for-like replacements for these players as going back to largely rely on indigenous players in this current competitive landscape across the continent might provide insufficient to Super Falcons ambitions in the medium to long term.
It seems to be Only Super Falcons players that Make serious Moves to Big clubs in europe, I think their Male counter parts should take a leaf out of their Books, Our Male players seems to all to seeing Turkey as a End goal for some reason!!!…. Non are attracting Interest from serious clubs, the ones that do seem to be only interest because they will ultimately end up in Croatia!!