Michael, who plied her trade with Delta Queens of Asaba before moving abroad, is one of the young players that Coach Uche Eucharia would be banking on for the Germany 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
In a release issued by the Danish club on their website, the 20 year-old Nigerian has been recruited from a fellow Danish side, Djurgardeen in a move expected to bolster the team’s preparation for the next Danish women league season.
Michael is one of the most accomplished strikers in the Danish Women League and notched seven Premier League goals in the just concluded 2009/2010 season.
The former Falconet’s star, signed a year contract with the Danish club with an option for extension. She has attracted interest from top Danish clubs and other European clubs, but settled for the Richard Holmlund tutored team.
A top official of the Club, Nisse Janson, emphasised that the Nigerian youngster was contracted because of her amazing skills with the ball, according to him the essence of recruiting the Nigerian lady is to help them beef up their team’s striking force for the forthcoming season.
“Sarah is a modern centre forward with great international quality, who is endowed with wonderful ball control and awesome shots.”
It would be recalled that Michael, made her first National team appearance at the 2008 FIFA Under- 20 World Cup in Chile, where she scored a goals that propelled Nigeria to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Michael was later drafted to the Super Falcons squad for the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
KIF Orebro also extended their investment of quality players with the signing of Danish National Team defender, Sara Larsson. The Club will now be looking forward to a more fruitful season in which they aim to be one of the big strong teams in the Danish Women League.
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