Nigeria forward Joy Omewa has described facing Chelsea in the UEFA Women’s Champions League as a dream moment after getting the opportunity to come up against the club she supported as a child.

The 23-year-old Nigerian striker was part of the BK Häcken side that welcomed Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday, November 10, in what proved to be a particularly special occasion for the forward.

Omewa joined the Swedish club in July 2026 after previously playing for Fortuna Hjørring and has quickly embraced the opportunity to compete at the highest level of European club football.

But facing Chelsea carried an emotional significance beyond the competition itself.

The Nigerian international revealed that she grew up supporting the London club and admitted that the opportunity to face them on the Champions League stage was something she had dreamed about.

“Being in the Champions League is really cool. I’m so happy to be playing against Chelsea. I was a big Chelsea fan growing up so it’s a dream to face them. It will be a special match for me,” Omewa said in an interview published by BK Häcken’s official website. 

The encounter also represented another milestone in Omewa’s growing career, having moved to Sweden earlier this year and subsequently earned the opportunity to test herself against one of Europe’s leading women’s clubs.

Despite the personal significance of the fixture, Omewa insisted that Häcken were not approaching the Champions League merely to make up the numbers.

“We are a really good team and we will do as well as we can in the Champions League. This is a team that does not play just to play but we play to get somewhere which is a good thing,” she added. 

Häcken entered the Chelsea clash having secured their first point of the league phase with a 1-1 draw against Paris FC, after earlier defeats to Inter Milan and Juventus.