Despite failing to find the net in two outings, the former Rosengard star was handed her first start of the season by coach Carlsson and she made the best of her full debut opportunity for Pitea.
Imo s 18th- minute effort was all the 2018 Damallsvenskan champions required to claim all three points against Nilsson s team at LF Arena.
Nigeria s Imo lasted the duration of the encounter for Pitea and has now scored one goal in three matches this season.
Her compatriot and teammate Faith Michael was also in action from the start to the finish on her third appearance this term.
The Delta Queens product struck the matchwinner in the 19th minute thanks to Therese Simonsson s assist to ensure Jeglertz s side recorded a second defeat on the bounce this season.
Kanu s goal condemned Mats Gren s ladies to their first ever defeat since they were renamed from Goteborg and also avenged their Swedish Cup group stage elimination in March.
Kanu was in action from the start to finish of the encounter against Hackens and took her goal tally to five in all competitions this term.
On the other hand, Nigerian-Swedish born Ijeh saw the final 20 minutes of the game after replacing Pauline Hammarlund but could not save her side from their unfortunate defeat at home.
Kanu got Andree Jeglertz s side off to a bright start when she opened the scoring after just nine minutes of action.
However, the hosts got back into the mix when Jenny-Julia Danielsson netted the equaliser thanks to Honoka Hayashi s assist.
Despite AIK s bounce back, the visitors earned the winner two minutes from half-time thanks to Frida Leonhardsen Maanum s strike.
Nigeria s Kanu, who lasted the duration for Linkopings, has now scored once in two games and four times in all competitions this term.
Her teammate and compatriot Chinaza Uchendu continued to inch closer to full fitness since her unfortunate injury last June.
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Having left Linkopings, the 28-year-old has now teamed up with an Elitettan side for the third time following spells at Mallbacken before helping Umea to top-flight promotion in 2019 in her second stint.
With Kalmar eyeing a Damallsvenskan spot, the Nigerian s acquisition will boost Frank Berntzen s attacking line as they bid to improve on their last season s fourth-place finish.
Before moving to Sweden in 2017, the striker previously played for three years at Hungarian outfit Ferencvaros, where she won three titles, including Noi Magyar Kupa twice and Noi NB I once.
At international level, she featured for Nigeria at the U17 Women s World Cup in 2008, at U20 level in 2010, the senior event in 2011 and won the African Women s Cup of Nations in 2010.