Paola Egonu

Paola Ogechi Egonu is an Italian female volleyball player of Nigerian heritage. She plays for Imoco Volley and is part of the Italy women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2018 Montreux Volley Masters, 2018 FIVB Volleyball World Championship, and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.
On club level she played for Club Italia in 2015. She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.. In 2017 she moved to AGIL Novara.
She was awarded the prize for Woman of the Year 2019 by the weekly magazine of la Repubblica D - la Repubblica delle donne.

Personal life

She was born at Cittadella, in Veneto, to Nigerian parents, Her father, Ambrose is from Lagos and her mother Eunice from Benin City and she has two siblings. Openly lesbian, she was in relationship with AGIL teammate Katarzyna Skorupa from 2017 to 2019.

2017 Italian Supercup - Champion, with Igor Gorgonzola Novara
2017-18 Italian Cup - Champion, with Igor Gorgonzola Novara
2018-19 Italian Cup - Champion, with Igor Gorgonzola Novara
2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League - Champion, with AGIL Novara
2019 Italian Supercup - Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship - Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2019-20 Italian Cup - Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
Individuals
2016 Europe Olympic Qualification Tournament "Best Outside Spiker"
2018 Montreux Volley Masters "Most Valuable Player"
2018 FIVB World Championship "Best Opposite Hitters"
''CEV Champions League 2018–19 "Most Valuable Player"
2019 Italian Supercup "Most Valuable Player"
2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship "Most Valuable Player"

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