Wikipídiya iglwiki https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogb%C3%A1_ogbolo MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.6 first-letter Áméwn igò Egwéyí Úkọ̀lá Énéagwu Úkọ̀lá énéagwu Wikipídiya Úkọ̀lá Wikipídiya Fáílú Úkọ̀lá fáílú MediaWiki Úkọ̀lá MediaWiki Éwn malábó Úkọ̀lá éwn malábó Abune Úkọ̀lá abune Gbúgbe Úkọ̀lá gbúgbe TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 2346 42789 2026-06-13T12:14:05Z INNOCENT GIDEON 928 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Blessing Okardi | fullname = Blessing Okardi<ref name="FIFA">{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=5 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www...." 42789 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Blessing Okardi | fullname = Blessing Okardi<ref name="FIFA">{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=5 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> | image = Blessing Okardi of Kwara United.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|11|5}} | birth_place = [[Nigeria]] | height = {{height|m=1.74|precision=0}} | currentclub = [[Bayelsa United F.C.]] | clubnumber = 23 | position = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2005–2009 | years2 = 2009–2012 | years3 = 2012– | clubs1 = [[Ocean Boys F.C.]] | clubs2 = [[Lobi Stars F.C.]] | clubs3 = [[Bayelsa United F.C.]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national under-20 football team|Nigeria U-20]] | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = | image_size = 180px }} '''Blessing Okardi''' (born 5 November 1988) is a football player from [[Nigeria]], who played for [[Bayelsa United F.C.]] and currently plays for Famous All stars ==Career== On 27 October 2006 he was on trial by [[KAA Gent]]. With Ocean Boys he captained their 2008 [[Nigerian FA Cup]] winning team, beating [[Gombe United F.C.|Gombe United]] in a [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]] on 5 July 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14176&Itemid=129 |title=Kwairanga, Okardi differ on FA Cup outcome |accessdate=2008-08-23 |newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> He moved to Lobi Stars in October 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/okardi-set-for-more-goals/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria| newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]| date=30 October 2009 | first=Philips | last=Adefioye | title=Okardi set for more goals | accessdate=24 August 2019 }}</ref> He was banned for one year for his part in a referee attack in March 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.news.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15728:okardi-three-others-banned-&catid=45:sports&Itemid=28 |title=Okardi, three others banned |accessdate=2010-03-16 |newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The right midfielder left on 24 November 2012 after three years his club Lobi Stars and signed for [[Bayelsa United F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4093/nigeria/2012/11/24/3552588/bayelsa-united-nassarawa-utd-swoop-on-npl-clubs-for-players|title=Bayelsa United - Nassarawa United Swoop on NPL clubs for Players |accessdate=2012-11-26 |publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> ==International== At international level, he made two appearances for [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] in the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] and [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=267663/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618103718/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=267663/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2008 |title=Blessing Okardi |accessdate=2008-08-23 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://nigeriafootballleague.org/view_players.php?player_id=32 Player Profile]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Okardi, Blessing}} [[Category:1988 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Lobi Stars F.C. players]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Gombe United F.C. players]] [[Category:Ocean Boys F.C. players]] [[Category:Bayelsa United F.C. players]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} 4mgcnbq1zo6pikfu8a2ro3b1uc7moqq 0 2347 42790 2026-06-13T12:14:31Z Attah J 1545 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerianfootballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gideon Ebijitimi | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lagos]], Nigeria | height = 1.77 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Lagos Islanders]] | years1 = 2001 | clubs1 = [[FC Oțelul Galați|Oțelul Galați]] | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 |..." 42790 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerianfootballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gideon Ebijitimi | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lagos]], Nigeria | height = 1.77 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Lagos Islanders]] | years1 = 2001 | clubs1 = [[FC Oțelul Galați|Oțelul Galați]] | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2002 | clubs2 = [[FC Unirea Alba Iulia|Apulum Alba Iulia]] | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = Minaur Zlatna | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = [[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]] | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005 | clubs5 = [[FC Vaslui]] | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 2<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.efactory.pl/FC_Vaslui_season_2004%E2%80%9305 |title=2004–05 |access-date=23 February 2013 |archive-date=16 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416104007/http://en.efactory.pl/FC_Vaslui_season_2004%E2%80%9305 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | years6 = 2005–2007 | clubs6 = [[CSM Școlar Reșița|CSM Reșița]] | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2007–2008 | clubs7 = [[FC Forex Brașov|Forex Brașov]] | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 9 | years8 = 2009 | clubs8 = [[FC Hunedoara]] | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 2009–2010 | clubs9 = [[CS Minerul Lupeni|Minerul Lupeni]] | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 2010–2011 | clubs10 = [[FC Hunedoara]] | caps11 = | goals11 = | years12 = 2011 | clubs12 = Millenium Giarmata | caps12 = | goals12 = }} '''Gideon Ebijitimi''' (born 26 November 1981) is a Nigerian former professional [[association football|footballer]].<ref>[http://liga2.prosport.ro/echipe/liga-3/millenium-giarmata-4781758 Millenium Giarmata]</ref> == Career == The [[striker (association football)|striker]] played his professional debut in the Romanian [[Liga I]] on 11 August 2001 in the game of his club [[FC Oțelul Galați|Oțelul Galați]] against [[UM Timişoara]].<ref>[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/g/gideon_ebijitimi.shtml GIDEON Ebijitimi - Romaniansoccer.ro]</ref> After on season was released and he played than with the clubs [[FC Unirea Alba Iulia|Apulum Alba Iulia]], Minaur Zlatna, [[FC Petrolul Ploiesti|Petrolul Ploiesti]], [[FC Vaslui]],<ref>[http://www.zvj.ro/articole-5588-Sport++Ultima+or.html Gideon s-a întors la Reşiţa.]</ref> [[CSM Reșița]], [[FC Forex Brașov|Forex Brașov]],{{citation needed|date=September 2025}} [[Corvinul Hunedoara]], [[CS Minerul Lupeni]], [[FC Hunedoara]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Servus Hunedoara » Gideon a părăsit Hunedoara |url=http://www.servuspress.ro/servus/2011/02/gideon-a-parasit-hunedoara/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416114506/http://www.servuspress.ro/servus/2011/02/gideon-a-parasit-hunedoara/ |archive-date=16 April 2013 |access-date=23 February 2013}}</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebijitimi, Gideon}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:CSM Reșița players]] [[Category:CSM Unirea Alba Iulia players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania]] [[Category:Footballers from Lagos]] [[Category:FC Vaslui players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Romania]] [[Category:FC Petrolul Ploiești players]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Liga I players]] [[Category:ASC Oțelul Galați players]] [[Category:ACS Minerul Lupeni players]] [[Category:FC Corvinul Hunedoara players]] [[Category:Romanian men's footballers]] [[Category:Naturalised citizens of Romania]] [[Category:Naturalised association football players]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] [[Category:21st-century Romanian sportsmen]] {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} 91yyiacit6laknvdz367w88rjxxpy3q 42804 42790 2026-06-13T12:43:23Z Attah J 1545 42804 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerianfootballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gideon Ebijitimi | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lagos]], Nigeria | height = 1.77 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Lagos Islanders]] | years1 = 2001 | clubs1 = [[FC Oțelul Galați|Oțelul Galați]] | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2002 | clubs2 = [[FC Unirea Alba Iulia|Apulum Alba Iulia]] | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = Minaur Zlatna | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = [[FC Petrolul Ploiești|Petrolul Ploiești]] | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005 | clubs5 = [[FC Vaslui]] | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 2<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.efactory.pl/FC_Vaslui_season_2004%E2%80%9305 |title=2004–05 |access-date=23 February 2013 |archive-date=16 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416104007/http://en.efactory.pl/FC_Vaslui_season_2004%E2%80%9305 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | years6 = 2005–2007 | clubs6 = [[CSM Școlar Reșița|CSM Reșița]] | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2007–2008 | clubs7 = [[FC Forex Brașov|Forex Brașov]] | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 9 | years8 = 2009 | clubs8 = [[FC Hunedoara]] | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 2009–2010 | clubs9 = [[CS Minerul Lupeni|Minerul Lupeni]] | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 2010–2011 | clubs10 = [[FC Hunedoara]] | caps11 = | goals11 = | years12 = 2011 | clubs12 = Millenium Giarmata | caps12 = | goals12 = }} '''Gideon Ebijitimi''' (kumabi 26 November 1981) iche ọma Nigerian ákwoubí ìche ọjébì [[association football|footballer]].<ref>[http://liga2.prosport.ro/echipe/liga-3/millenium-giarmata-4781758 Millenium Giarmata]</ref>3 == Career == The [[striker (association football)|striker]] played his professional debut in the Romanian [[Liga I]] on 11 August 2001 in the game of his club [[FC Oțelul Galați|Oțelul Galați]] against [[UM Timişoara]].<ref>[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/g/gideon_ebijitimi.shtml GIDEON Ebijitimi - Romaniansoccer.ro]</ref> After on season was released and he played than with the clubs [[FC Unirea Alba Iulia|Apulum Alba Iulia]], Minaur Zlatna, [[FC Petrolul Ploiesti|Petrolul Ploiesti]], [[FC Vaslui]],<ref>[http://www.zvj.ro/articole-5588-Sport++Ultima+or.html Gideon s-a întors la Reşiţa.]</ref> [[CSM Reșița]], [[FC Forex Brașov|Forex Brașov]],{{citation needed|date=September 2025}} [[Corvinul Hunedoara]], [[CS Minerul Lupeni]], [[FC Hunedoara]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Servus Hunedoara » Gideon a părăsit Hunedoara |url=http://www.servuspress.ro/servus/2011/02/gideon-a-parasit-hunedoara/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416114506/http://www.servuspress.ro/servus/2011/02/gideon-a-parasit-hunedoara/ |archive-date=16 April 2013 |access-date=23 February 2013}}</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebijitimi, Gideon}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:CSM Reșița players]] [[Category:CSM Unirea Alba Iulia players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania]] [[Category:Footballers from Lagos]] [[Category:FC Vaslui players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Romania]] [[Category:FC Petrolul Ploiești players]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Liga I players]] [[Category:ASC Oțelul Galați players]] [[Category:ACS Minerul Lupeni players]] [[Category:FC Corvinul Hunedoara players]] [[Category:Romanian men's footballers]] [[Category:Naturalised citizens of Romania]] [[Category:Naturalised association football players]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] [[Category:21st-century Romanian sportsmen]] {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} o4hn49fxchff8mkk7marxbhdybbwocz 0 2348 42791 2026-06-13T12:18:21Z Dexmon01 1537 Created page with "{{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Robert Akaruye | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|3|28}} | birth_place = [[Warri]], [[Nigeria]] | height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}} | position = [[Forward (association football)|Attack]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | yout..." 42791 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Robert Akaruye | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|3|28}} | birth_place = [[Warri]], [[Nigeria]] | height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}} | position = [[Forward (association football)|Attack]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1996 | clubs1 = [[Julius Berger F.C.]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1997 | clubs2 = [[Lobi Stars F.C.|Lobi Bank]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1998 | clubs3 = [[Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt)|Eagle Cement]] | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1999–2000 | clubs4 = [[Lobi Stars F.C.]] | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2001–2004 | clubs5 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2004–2005 | clubs6 = [[Mokawloon al-Arab]] | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2005–2006 | clubs7 = [[Dhafra]] | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2006 | clubs8 = [[Ismaily]] | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 2006 | clubs9 = [[Busaiteen Club]] | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 2007 | clubs10 = [[Sivasspor]] | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 2008 | clubs11 = [[Busaiteen Club|Busaiteen]] | caps11 = | goals11 = | years12 = 2009 | clubs12 =[[Al-Ahed]] | caps12 = | goals12 = | nationalyears1 = 2004–2006 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]<ref>{{NFT player|id=4819|name=Robert Akaruye|accessdate= }}</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 21 April 2008 | ntupdate = 20 May 2002 }} '''Robert Akaruye''' (born 28 March 1981) is a Nigerian former [[football (soccer)|football]] player. He previously played for [[Sivasspor]] in [[Turkey]] and represented [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] on one occasion. ==Career== The Al Ahed striker suffered on Monday 14 December 2009 in a serious car accident on the road to the Beirut airport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lebanese-goal.com/news.aspx?id=2375&Content=%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%20%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%20...|title=Lebanese-goal.com|website=lebanese-goal.com|access-date=2018-05-14|archive-date=1 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301175039/http://lebanese-goal.com/news.aspx?id=2375&Content=%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%20%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%20...|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==International career== He played his one and only cap for the [[Nigeria national football team]] on 20 June 2004 in [[Luanda]] against [[Angola national football team|Angola]].<ref>{{FIFA player|215269/Robert Akaruye}}</ref> ==Honour and titles== ===Individual=== * [[2009 AFC Cup]] top scorer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/25951-afc-cup-2009-honours-list |title=2009 AFC Cup Honours List |access-date=9 May 2011 |work=the-afc.com}}</ref> ==References== <references/> {{AFC Cup top scorers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Akaruye, Robert}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriates in Bahrain]] [[Category:Dolphin F.C. (Nigeria) players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon]] [[Category:Lobi Stars F.C. players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriates in Egypt]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates]] [[Category:Al Ahed FC players]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon]] [[Category:Lebanese Premier League players]] [[Category:Footballers from Warri]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub}} rhb54134315o9sbymbird0n7j55brne 0 2349 42792 2026-06-13T12:19:06Z Matthew miracle ojochide 1539 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (1981–2014)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Romanus Orjinta | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1981|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|31|1981|8|12|df=y}} | death_place = [[Enugu (city)|Enugu]], Nigeria | height = 1.85 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 200..." 42792 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer (1981–2014)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Romanus Orjinta | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1981|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|31|1981|8|12|df=y}} | death_place = [[Enugu (city)|Enugu]], Nigeria | height = 1.85 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Enugu Rangers]] | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 13 | years2 = 2001–2002 | clubs2 = [[Julius Berger F.C.]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = [[Lillestrøm SK]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005–2008 | clubs5 = [[Heartland F.C.]] | years6 = 2008–? | clubs6 = [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]] | nationalyears1 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Romanus Orjinta''' (12 August 1981 – {{circa|31 December 2014}}<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |title=Nigerian Midfielder, Romanus Orjinta found dead in Enugu home |url=https://www.pulse.ng/story/rip-nigerian-midfielder-romanus-orjinta-found-dead-in-enugu-home-2024080110374541864 |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=3 January 2015|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]}}</ref>) was a Nigerian professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]]. ==Career== In 2003, Orjinta was the captain from [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] before transferred to [[Lillestrøm SK]]. In 2007 through his Egyptian agent Mohamed Mohsen, the player was going to sign with the Egyptian club [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] but the club dismissed the contract with him after the medical examination found "health issues".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinbo |first1=Peter |title=Nigerian Footballers Whose Transfers Collapsed Due to Failed |url=https://punchng.com/nigerian-players-whose-transfers-collapsed-over-failed-fitness-test/ |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=27 August 2025|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> On 26 August 2008, he returned to playing with [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]].<ref>{{Cite news | title=Newspapers, Resources and Information | url-status=dead | url=http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS |location=Port Harcourt, Nigeria| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103206/http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS | access-date=1 May 2025 | archive-date=28 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Tide (Nigeria)|The Tide]]}}{{Dead link | date=May 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> On New Year's Eve 2014, Orjinta was found dead in his home.<ref name="obituary"/> ==Honours== '''Enyimba International''' * [[CAF Champions League]]: [[CAF Champions League 2003|2003]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT player|4831}} {{Nigeria Squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orjinta, Romanus}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Enugu]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Nigeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Enyimba F.C. players]] [[Category:Lillestrøm SK players]] [[Category:Rangers International F.C. players]] [[Category:Heartland F.C. players]] [[Category:Niger Tornadoes F.C. players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} hwa9zk8srh64caxmd7i90rqwvigip1f 42797 42792 2026-06-13T12:24:47Z Matthew miracle ojochide 1539 42797 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer (1981–2014)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Romanus Orjinta | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1981|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|31|1981|8|12|df=y}} | death_place = [[Enugu (city)|Enugu]], Nigeria | height = 1.85 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Enugu Rangers]] | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 13 | years2 = 2001–2002 | clubs2 = [[Julius Berger F.C.]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = [[Lillestrøm SK]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005–2008 | clubs5 = [[Heartland F.C.]] | years6 = 2008–? | clubs6 = [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]] | nationalyears1 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Romanus Orjinta''' (12 August 1981 – {{circa|31 December 2014}}<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |title=Nigerian Midfielder, Romanus Orjinta found dead in Enugu home |url=https://www.pulse.ng/story/rip-nigerian-midfielder-romanus-orjinta-found-dead-in-enugu-home-2024080110374541864 |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=3 January 2015|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]}}</ref>) chi Nigerian professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]]. ==Career== In 2003, Orjinta was the captain from [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] before transferred to [[Lillestrøm SK]]. In 2007 through his Egyptian agent Mohamed Mohsen, the player was going to sign with the Egyptian club [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] but the club dismissed the contract with him after the medical examination found "health issues".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinbo |first1=Peter |title=Nigerian Footballers Whose Transfers Collapsed Due to Failed |url=https://punchng.com/nigerian-players-whose-transfers-collapsed-over-failed-fitness-test/ |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=27 August 2025|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> On 26 August 2008, he returned to playing with [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]].<ref>{{Cite news | title=Newspapers, Resources and Information | url-status=dead | url=http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS |location=Port Harcourt, Nigeria| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103206/http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS | access-date=1 May 2025 | archive-date=28 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Tide (Nigeria)|The Tide]]}}{{Dead link | date=May 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> On New Year's Eve 2014, Orjinta was found dead in his home.<ref name="obituary"/> ==Honours== '''Enyimba International''' * [[CAF Champions League]]: [[CAF Champions League 2003|2003]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT player|4831}} {{Nigeria Squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orjinta, Romanus}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Enugu]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Nigeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Enyimba F.C. players]] [[Category:Lillestrøm SK players]] [[Category:Rangers International F.C. players]] [[Category:Heartland F.C. players]] [[Category:Niger Tornadoes F.C. players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} oclt6et9y0s6yzwdir8l9zrhjx6tvlp 42799 42797 2026-06-13T12:34:21Z Matthew miracle ojochide 1539 42799 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer (1981–2014)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Romanus Orjinta | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1981|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|31|1981|8|12|df=y}} | death_place = [[Enugu (city)|Enugu]], Nigeria | height = 1.85 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Enugu Rangers]] | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 13 | years2 = 2001–2002 | clubs2 = [[Julius Berger F.C.]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = [[Lillestrøm SK]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005–2008 | clubs5 = [[Heartland F.C.]] | years6 = 2008–? | clubs6 = [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]] | nationalyears1 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Romanus Orjinta''' (12 August 1981 – {{circa|31 December 2014}}<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |title=Nigerian Midfielder, Romanus Orjinta found dead in Enugu home |url=https://www.pulse.ng/story/rip-nigerian-midfielder-romanus-orjinta-found-dead-in-enugu-home-2024080110374541864 |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=3 January 2015|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]}}</ref>) chi Nigerian professional [[association football|footballer]] ènè chìya ñi [[defender (association football)|defender]]. ==Career== In 2003, Orjinta was the captain from [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] before transferred to [[Lillestrøm SK]]. In 2007 through his Egyptian agent Mohamed Mohsen, the player was going to sign with the Egyptian club [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] but the club dismissed the contract with him after the medical examination found "health issues".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinbo |first1=Peter |title=Nigerian Footballers Whose Transfers Collapsed Due to Failed |url=https://punchng.com/nigerian-players-whose-transfers-collapsed-over-failed-fitness-test/ |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=27 August 2025|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> On 26 August 2008, he returned to playing with [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]].<ref>{{Cite news | title=Newspapers, Resources and Information | url-status=dead | url=http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS |location=Port Harcourt, Nigeria| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103206/http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS | access-date=1 May 2025 | archive-date=28 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Tide (Nigeria)|The Tide]]}}{{Dead link | date=May 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> On New Year's Eve 2014, Orjinta was found dead in his home.<ref name="obituary"/> ==Honours== '''Enyimba International''' * [[CAF Champions League]]: [[CAF Champions League 2003|2003]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT player|4831}} {{Nigeria Squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orjinta, Romanus}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Enugu]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Nigeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Enyimba F.C. players]] [[Category:Lillestrøm SK players]] [[Category:Rangers International F.C. players]] [[Category:Heartland F.C. players]] [[Category:Niger Tornadoes F.C. players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} n7o26m86gf6l6qgvem822njif82q1rv 42800 42799 2026-06-13T12:37:55Z Matthew miracle ojochide 1539 42800 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer (1981–2014)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Romanus Orjinta | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1981|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|31|1981|8|12|df=y}} | death_place = [[Enugu (city)|Enugu]], Nigeria | height = 1.85 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Enugu Rangers]] | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 13 | years2 = 2001–2002 | clubs2 = [[Julius Berger F.C.]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = [[Lillestrøm SK]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005–2008 | clubs5 = [[Heartland F.C.]] | years6 = 2008–? | clubs6 = [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]] | nationalyears1 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Romanus Orjinta''' (12 August 1981 – {{circa|31 December 2014}}<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |title=Nigerian Midfielder, Romanus Orjinta found dead in Enugu home |url=https://www.pulse.ng/story/rip-nigerian-midfielder-romanus-orjinta-found-dead-in-enugu-home-2024080110374541864 |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=3 January 2015|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]}}</ref>) chi Nigerian professional [[association football|footballer]] ènè chìya ñi [[defender (association football)|defender]]. ==Career== In 2003, Orjinta chí captain kwefa [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] before transferred to [[Lillestrøm SK]]. In 2007 through his Egyptian agent Mohamed Mohsen, the player was going to sign with the Egyptian club [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] but the club dismissed the contract with him after the medical examination found "health issues".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinbo |first1=Peter |title=Nigerian Footballers Whose Transfers Collapsed Due to Failed |url=https://punchng.com/nigerian-players-whose-transfers-collapsed-over-failed-fitness-test/ |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=27 August 2025|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> On 26 August 2008, he returned to playing with [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]].<ref>{{Cite news | title=Newspapers, Resources and Information | url-status=dead | url=http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS |location=Port Harcourt, Nigeria| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103206/http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS | access-date=1 May 2025 | archive-date=28 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Tide (Nigeria)|The Tide]]}}{{Dead link | date=May 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> On New Year's Eve 2014, Orjinta was found dead in his home.<ref name="obituary"/> ==Honours== '''Enyimba International''' * [[CAF Champions League]]: [[CAF Champions League 2003|2003]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT player|4831}} {{Nigeria Squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orjinta, Romanus}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Enugu]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Nigeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Enyimba F.C. players]] [[Category:Lillestrøm SK players]] [[Category:Rangers International F.C. players]] [[Category:Heartland F.C. players]] [[Category:Niger Tornadoes F.C. players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} d71v5utugryf7r9zqtpl5dov8204ejl 42802 42800 2026-06-13T12:40:35Z Matthew miracle ojochide 1539 42802 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer (1981–2014)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Romanus Orjinta | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1981|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|31|1981|8|12|df=y}} | death_place = [[Enugu (city)|Enugu]], Nigeria | height = 1.85 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Enugu Rangers]] | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 13 | years2 = 2001–2002 | clubs2 = [[Julius Berger F.C.]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = [[Lillestrøm SK]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005–2008 | clubs5 = [[Heartland F.C.]] | years6 = 2008–? | clubs6 = [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]] | nationalyears1 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Romanus Orjinta''' (12 August 1981 – {{circa|31 December 2014}}<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |title=Nigerian Midfielder, Romanus Orjinta found dead in Enugu home |url=https://www.pulse.ng/story/rip-nigerian-midfielder-romanus-orjinta-found-dead-in-enugu-home-2024080110374541864 |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=3 January 2015|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]}}</ref>) chi Nigerian professional [[association football|footballer]] ènè chìya ñi [[defender (association football)|defender]]. ==Career== In 2003, Orjinta chí captain kwefa [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] takùma transferred è tó [[Lillestrøm SK]]. In 2007 through his Egyptian agent Mohamed Mohsen, the player was going to sign with the Egyptian club [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] but the club dismissed the contract with him after the medical examination found "health issues".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinbo |first1=Peter |title=Nigerian Footballers Whose Transfers Collapsed Due to Failed |url=https://punchng.com/nigerian-players-whose-transfers-collapsed-over-failed-fitness-test/ |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=27 August 2025|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> On 26 August 2008, he returned to playing with [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]].<ref>{{Cite news | title=Newspapers, Resources and Information | url-status=dead | url=http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS |location=Port Harcourt, Nigeria| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103206/http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS | access-date=1 May 2025 | archive-date=28 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Tide (Nigeria)|The Tide]]}}{{Dead link | date=May 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> On New Year's Eve 2014, Orjinta was found dead in his home.<ref name="obituary"/> ==Honours== '''Enyimba International''' * [[CAF Champions League]]: [[CAF Champions League 2003|2003]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT player|4831}} {{Nigeria Squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orjinta, Romanus}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Enugu]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Nigeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Enyimba F.C. players]] [[Category:Lillestrøm SK players]] [[Category:Rangers International F.C. players]] [[Category:Heartland F.C. players]] [[Category:Niger Tornadoes F.C. players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} kel43nfti9c2pdp7hrbzmn236ps0pjc 42805 42802 2026-06-13T12:43:46Z Matthew miracle ojochide 1539 42805 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer (1981–2014)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Romanus Orjinta | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1981|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|31|1981|8|12|df=y}} | death_place = [[Enugu (city)|Enugu]], Nigeria | height = 1.85 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Enugu Rangers]] | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 13 | years2 = 2001–2002 | clubs2 = [[Julius Berger F.C.]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = [[Lillestrøm SK]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005–2008 | clubs5 = [[Heartland F.C.]] | years6 = 2008–? | clubs6 = [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]] | nationalyears1 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Romanus Orjinta''' (12 August 1981 – {{circa|31 December 2014}}<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |title=Nigerian Midfielder, Romanus Orjinta found dead in Enugu home |url=https://www.pulse.ng/story/rip-nigerian-midfielder-romanus-orjinta-found-dead-in-enugu-home-2024080110374541864 |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=3 January 2015|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]}}</ref>) chi Nigerian professional [[association football|footballer]] ènè chìya ñi [[defender (association football)|defender]]. ==Career== In 2003, Orjinta chí captain kwefa [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] takùma transferred è tó [[Lillestrøm SK]]. In 2007 lèdufu Egyptian agent Mohamed Mohsen, the player was going to sign with the Egyptian club [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] but the club dismissed the contract with him after the medical examination found "health issues".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinbo |first1=Peter |title=Nigerian Footballers Whose Transfers Collapsed Due to Failed |url=https://punchng.com/nigerian-players-whose-transfers-collapsed-over-failed-fitness-test/ |access-date=8 March 2026 |date=27 August 2025|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> On 26 August 2008, he returned to playing with [[Niger Tornadoes F.C.|Niger Tornadoes]].<ref>{{Cite news | title=Newspapers, Resources and Information | url-status=dead | url=http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS |location=Port Harcourt, Nigeria| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928103206/http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=08/26/2007&qrTitle=Orjinta%20resurrects%20career%20with%20Tornadoes&qrColumn=SPORTS | access-date=1 May 2025 | archive-date=28 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Tide (Nigeria)|The Tide]]}}{{Dead link | date=May 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> On New Year's Eve 2014, Orjinta was found dead in his home.<ref name="obituary"/> ==Honours== '''Enyimba International''' * [[CAF Champions League]]: [[CAF Champions League 2003|2003]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT player|4831}} {{Nigeria Squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orjinta, Romanus}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Enugu]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Nigeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Enyimba F.C. players]] [[Category:Lillestrøm SK players]] [[Category:Rangers International F.C. players]] [[Category:Heartland F.C. players]] [[Category:Niger Tornadoes F.C. players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} bjtteqsn27c117i5m89bxrsv8j0a7wj 0 2350 42793 2026-06-13T12:19:43Z Abuh Bright 841 Created page with "{{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ambruse Vanzekin | fullname = Ambrose Vanzekin | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|7|14}} | birth_place = [[Nigeria]] | height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}} | currentclub = [[Warri Wolves F.C.]] | clubnumber = 1 | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Plateau United]] | years1 = 2004–2006 | clubs1 = Plateau U..." 42793 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ambruse Vanzekin | fullname = Ambrose Vanzekin | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|7|14}} | birth_place = [[Nigeria]] | height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}} | currentclub = [[Warri Wolves F.C.]] | clubnumber = 1 | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Plateau United]] | years1 = 2004–2006 | clubs1 = [[Plateau United]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2006–2008 | clubs2 = [[Bendel Insurance F.C.]] | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2008–2009 | clubs3 = [[Akwa United F.C.]] | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2009–2015 | clubs4 = [[Warri Wolves F.C.]] | caps4 = | goals4 = | nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalyears2 = 2005 | nationalyears3 = 2008 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national under-17 football team|Nigeria U-17]] | nationalteam2 = [[Nigeria national under-20 football team|Nigeria U-20]] | nationalteam3 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Association football|Football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{NGR}}}} {{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team competition]]}} }} '''Ambruse Vanzekin''' (born 14 July 1986) is a former [[Nigeria]]n [[football goalkeeper]] who played primarily for [[Warri Wolves F.C.]] He is from [[Uokha]] in Owan east local government of Edo State.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe132444/ambruse-vanzekin/|title=Ambruse Vanzekin|website=worldfootball.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> ==Career== Vanzekin began his career with [[Plateau United]] before scouted to [[Bendel Insurance F.C.]] in 2006. He left [[Bendel Insurance F.C.|Insurance]] in January 2008 and moved to [[Akwa United F.C.]] until they were relegated after the 2008–09 season. Vanzekin left his club [[Akwa United F.C.]] in July 2009 to sign for [[Warri Wolves]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/sports/article03//indexn3_html?pdate=261109&ptitle=Warri%20Wolves%20plans%20big%20carnival%20for%20Eromoigbe,%20Temile,%20others&cpdate=261109|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title= Wolves plans big carnival for Eromoigbe, Temile, others|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==International== He was a member of the silver medalist [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria U-23 team]] at the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]] and a member of both the U-17 team at [[2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship]] and the [[Nigeria national under-20 football team|U-20]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=200291/index.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080809052258/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=200291/index.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 9 August 2008|title= FIFA page}}</ref> team at [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship]], where they were runners-up,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/olympia2008/art17786,2599316|title= Fußball-Finale: Argentinien – Nigeria 1:0}}</ref> losing to Argentina 1–2 in [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship final|the final match]].<ref name="bbcsport">{{cite news |title=Nigeria 1-2 Argentina |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4643649.stm |access-date=24 January 2026 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=2 July 2005}}</ref> ==Honors== * [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] runner-up: [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]] * [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] runner-up: [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Nigeria Squad 2008 Summer Olympics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanzekin, Ambruse}} [[Category:1986 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Akwa United F.C. players]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Nigeria]] [[Category:Bendel Insurance F.C. players]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria]] [[Category:Plateau United F.C. players]] [[Category:Warri Wolves F.C. players]] [[Category:Pepsi Football Academy players]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in football]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] {{Nigeria-Olympic-medalist-stub}} {{Nigeria-footy-goalkeeper-stub}} avoio24sb8z4ummiqo1wveukcy4u5b8 42807 42793 2026-06-13T12:46:43Z Abuh Bright 841 42807 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ambruse Vanzekin | fullname = Ambrose Vanzekin | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|7|14}} | birth_place = [[Nigeria]] | height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}} | currentclub = [[Warri Wolves F.C.]] | clubnumber = 1 | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Plateau United]] | years1 = 2004–2006 | clubs1 = [[Plateau United]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2006–2008 | clubs2 = [[Bendel Insurance F.C.]] | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2008–2009 | clubs3 = [[Akwa United F.C.]] | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2009–2015 | clubs4 = [[Warri Wolves F.C.]] | caps4 = | goals4 = | nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalyears2 = 2005 | nationalyears3 = 2008 | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national under-17 football team|Nigeria U-17]] | nationalteam2 = [[Nigeria national under-20 football team|Nigeria U-20]] | nationalteam3 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Association football|Football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{NGR}}}} {{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team competition]]}} }} '''Ambruse Vanzekin''' kumabi ojo 14 July 1986) ki shi ènè [[Nigeria]]n [[football goalkeeper]] kì shà ro ami [[Warri Wolves F.C.]] Ugbokikwo chì[[Uokha]] Ojanè Owan east local government of Edo State.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe132444/ambruse-vanzekin/|title=Ambruse Vanzekin|website=worldfootball.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> ==Career== Vanzekin Chanè Ukolowu Pkai [[Plateau United]] Taki ma do kwo Ojanè nwu loti [[Bendel Insurance F.C.]] òjò 2006. He left [[Bendel Insurance F.C.|Insurance]] in January 2008 and moved to [[Akwa United F.C.]] until they were relegated after the 2008–09 season. Vanzekin left his club [[Akwa United F.C.]] in July 2009 to sign for [[Warri Wolves]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/sports/article03//indexn3_html?pdate=261109&ptitle=Warri%20Wolves%20plans%20big%20carnival%20for%20Eromoigbe,%20Temile,%20others&cpdate=261109|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title= Wolves plans big carnival for Eromoigbe, Temile, others|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==International== He was a member of the silver medalist [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria U-23 team]] at the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]] and a member of both the U-17 team at [[2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship]] and the [[Nigeria national under-20 football team|U-20]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=200291/index.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080809052258/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=200291/index.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 9 August 2008|title= FIFA page}}</ref> team at [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship]], where they were runners-up,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/olympia2008/art17786,2599316|title= Fußball-Finale: Argentinien – Nigeria 1:0}}</ref> losing to Argentina 1–2 in [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship final|the final match]].<ref name="bbcsport">{{cite news |title=Nigeria 1-2 Argentina |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4643649.stm |access-date=24 January 2026 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=2 July 2005}}</ref> ==Honors== * [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] runner-up: [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]] * [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] runner-up: [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Nigeria Squad 2008 Summer Olympics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanzekin, Ambruse}} [[Category:1986 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Akwa United F.C. players]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Nigeria]] [[Category:Bendel Insurance F.C. players]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria]] [[Category:Plateau United F.C. players]] [[Category:Warri Wolves F.C. players]] [[Category:Pepsi Football Academy players]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in football]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] {{Nigeria-Olympic-medalist-stub}} {{Nigeria-footy-goalkeeper-stub}} i0wgmpcx5y9j1ov69y1333nbzgi6ix3 0 2351 42794 2026-06-13T12:20:54Z NATHANIELmonday 1541 Created page with "{{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Caleb Ekwegwo | image = Caleb Ekwegwo.JPG | image_size = 220 | fullname = Caleb Tochukwu Maranatha Ekwegwo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|1|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Onitsha]], Nigeria | height = 1.86 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | years1 = 2006–2007 | clubs1 = Enugu City | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2007 | cl..." 42794 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Caleb Ekwegwo | image = Caleb Ekwegwo.JPG | image_size = 220 | fullname = Caleb Tochukwu Maranatha Ekwegwo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|1|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Onitsha]], Nigeria | height = 1.86 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | years1 = 2006–2007 | clubs1 = Enugu City | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2007 | clubs2 = [[Sun Hei SC|Sun Hei]] | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = [[Hong Kong Rangers FC|Hong Kong Rangers]] | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2008 | clubs4 = [[Fourway Athletics|Fourway]] | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2009 | clubs5 = [[Tai Po FC|Tai Po]] | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 5 | years6 = 2009–2010 | clubs6 = [[Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C.|Hapoel Nazareth Illit]] | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = [[Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona]] | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2011 | clubs8 = [[FK Banga Gargždai]] | caps8 = 2 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2013–2016 | clubs9 = [[Tai Po FC|Tai Po]] | caps9 = 40 | goals9 = 26 | years10 = 2016–2018 | clubs10 = [[Wong Tai Sin DRSC|Wong Tai Sin]] | caps10 = 37 | goals10 = 53 | years11 = 2018–2019 | clubs11 = [[Yuen Long FC|Yuen Long]] | caps11 = 11 | goals11 = 4 | years12 = 2019–2020 | clubs12 = [[Hong Kong Sapling Football Club|King Fung]] | caps12 = 12 | goals12 = 9 | years13 = 2021–2024 | clubs13 = King Mountain | caps13 = 48 | goals13 = 39 | years14 = 2024 | clubs14 = Fu Moon | caps14 = 2 | goals14 = 2 | years15 = 2024–2025 | clubs15 = WSE | caps15 = 10 | goals15 = 5 | years16 = 2025– | clubs16 = Fu Moon | caps16 = 7 | goals16 = 9 | pcupdate = 31 May 2026 }} '''Caleb Tochukwu Maranatha Ekwegwo''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Caleb Tochukwu Maranatha Ekwegwo.wav|Listen|help=no}} ({{zh|t=王卡立}}; born 1 August 1988) is a [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] former professional [[footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. ==Club career== In December 2018, after residing in Hong Kong for more than 7 years, Ekwegwo was granted the HKSAR passport, making him eligible to be registered as a local player in Hong Kong. ==External links== *{{Soccerway|caleb-tochukwu-ekwenugo/63369}} *[https://www.hkfa.com/en/club/57/detail?player=7715 Caleb Ekwegwo] at [[Hong Kong Football Association|HKFA]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekwegwo, Caleb Tochukwu Maranatha}} [[Category:1988 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Hong Kong men's footballers]] [[Category:Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Hong Kong Premier League players]] [[Category:Hong Kong First Division League players]] [[Category:Liga Leumit players]] [[Category:Israeli Premier League players]] [[Category:A Lyga players]] [[Category:Sun Hei SC players]] [[Category:Hong Kong Rangers FC players]] [[Category:Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players]] [[Category:FK Banga Gargždai players]] [[Category:Tai Po FC players]] [[Category:Wong Tai Sin DRSC players]] [[Category:Yuen Long FC players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Onitsha]] [[Category:Footballers from Anambra State]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub}} ssifeod94pyw3ucl6wtbwf4yf9imvh7 0 2352 42795 2026-06-13T12:21:29Z Mosespius 1544 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian professional footballer}} '''Bidemi Olalekan Amole''' (born November 9, 2007) is a [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] professional [[footballer]] who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club IF [[Brommapojkarna]] on loan from the Nigerian academy [[Real Sapphire F.C.|Real Sapphire FC]]. He played for [[Nigeria]] at under 20- level.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adebayo |first=Olusola |date=2026-04-15 |title=Brommapojkarna Confirm Bidemi Amole Loan Move from Real Sa..." 42795 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian professional footballer}} '''Bidemi Olalekan Amole''' (born November 9, 2007) is a [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] professional [[footballer]] who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club IF [[Brommapojkarna]] on loan from the Nigerian academy [[Real Sapphire F.C.|Real Sapphire FC]]. He played for [[Nigeria]] at under 20- level.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adebayo |first=Olusola |date=2026-04-15 |title=Brommapojkarna Confirm Bidemi Amole Loan Move from Real Sapphire |url=https://www.sports247.ng/brommapojkarna-confirm-bidemi-amole-loan-move-from-real-sapphire/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Sports247 Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Agency |date=2025-04-22 |title=Flying Eagles beat Egypt in U-20 AFCON warm-up |url=https://punchng.com/?p=1841514 |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> == Early life and youth career == Amole started his football progress with the youth system of Real Sapphire FC in Nigeria. In 2024 he also played alongside with the sporting Lagos academy at the gothia cup in Sweden. Through the tournament, he was able to Trainee with the Swedish club [[Djurgårdens IF|Djurgardens]] IF.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nwosu |first=Chigozie |date=2026-04-15 |title=Transfer: IF Brommapojkarna Secures Nigerian Talent Bidemi Amole |url=https://nigeriasportsnews.ng/transfer-if-brommapojkarna-secures-nigerian-talent-bidemi-amole/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Nigeriasportsnews.ng |language=en-US}}</ref> == Club career== Amelo grow through the youth system of Real Sapphire FC in Nigeria. He played the creative championship (TCC) league.{{Cn|date=May 2026}} In 2006, Amole was signed by Brommapojkarna on a loan deal from Real Sapphire FC but with an option to later make the transfer permanent .{{Cn|date=May 2026}} He played the Nigerian national football team, when Aliyu Zubairu was the coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayobami |date=2025-04-23 |title=Flying Eagles edge Egypt in U-20 AFCON warm-up |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/flying-eagles-edge-egypt-in-u-20-afcon-warm-up/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref> == References == <references /> [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:2007 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] 34nqrgiuyppklcla4ijgbnddy7n2mdq 0 2353 42796 2026-06-13T12:23:05Z ENOME GENESIS 854 Created page with "{{short description|Nigerian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alex Agbo | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|07|01|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Jos]], Nigeria | height = {{height|m=1.89|precision=0}} | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = [[Sharks FC]] | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1996 | years2 = 1997 | years3 = 1998..." 42796 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alex Agbo | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|07|01|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Jos]], Nigeria | height = {{height|m=1.89|precision=0}} | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = [[Sharks FC]] | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1996 | years2 = 1997 | years3 = 1998–2002 | years4 = 2000 | years5 = 2003 | years6 = 2004 | years7 = 2005–2006 | years8 = 2007–2008 | years9 = 2008– | clubs1 = [[Samsunspor]] | clubs2 = [[Seongnam FC|Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma]] | clubs3 = [[Xiamen Hongshi]] | clubs4 = →[[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] (loan) | clubs5 = [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] | clubs6 = [[Xiamen Hongshi]] | clubs7 = [[Hunan Shoking]] | clubs8 = [[PLUS FC]] | clubs9 = [[Sharks F.C.]] | caps1 = 13 | caps2 = 23 | caps5 = 25 | caps6 = 10 | caps7 = 32 | goals1 = 1 | goals2 = 2 | goals5 = 13 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 9 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = June 1, 2008 | ntupdate = }} ''' Alex Agbo ''' (born 1 July 1977) is a Nigerian professional [[Association football|footballer]]. He currently plays for [[Sharks FC]] in the [[Nigerian Premier League]] after playing for years in [[Malaysian Premier League|Malaysia]]. ==External links== *[http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiID=27156 TFF profile] * {{K League player}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Agbo, Alex}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Süper Lig players]] [[Category:Samsunspor footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey]] [[Category:Seongnam FC players]] [[Category:K League 1 players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea]] [[Category:Jiangsu F.C. players]] [[Category:China League One players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China]] [[Category:Sharks F.C. players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China]] [[Category:Footballers from Jos]] c84pglkz4occvklyjzyy7tdnccdbln3 42803 42796 2026-06-13T12:40:46Z ENOME GENESIS 854 42803 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alex Agbo | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|07|01|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Jos]], Nigeria | height = {{height|m=1.89|precision=0}} | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = [[Sharks FC]] | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1996 | years2 = 1997 | years3 = 1998–2002 | years4 = 2000 | years5 = 2003 | years6 = 2004 | years7 = 2005–2006 | years8 = 2007–2008 | years9 = 2008– | clubs1 = [[Samsunspor]] | clubs2 = [[Seongnam FC|Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma]] | clubs3 = [[Xiamen Hongshi]] | clubs4 = →[[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] (loan) | clubs5 = [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] | clubs6 = [[Xiamen Hongshi]] | clubs7 = [[Hunan Shoking]] | clubs8 = [[PLUS FC]] | clubs9 = [[Sharks F.C.]] | caps1 = 13 | caps2 = 23 | caps5 = 25 | caps6 = 10 | caps7 = 32 | goals1 = 1 | goals2 = 2 | goals5 = 13 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 9 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = June 1, 2008 | ntupdate = }} ''' Alex Agbo ''' (bi 1 July 1977) iche Nigerian ógébi [[Association football|footballer]]. Idómó aró abajói ñwu [[Sharks FC]] efu [[Nigerian Premier League]] akwubi ódó wewe kirónwu [[Malaysian Premier League|Malaysia]]. ==External links== *[http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiID=27156 TFF profile] * {{K League player}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Agbo, Alex}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Süper Lig players]] [[Category:Samsunspor footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey]] [[Category:Seongnam FC players]] [[Category:K League 1 players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea]] [[Category:Jiangsu F.C. players]] [[Category:China League One players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China]] [[Category:Sharks F.C. players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China]] [[Category:Footballers from Jos]] 34vod7p949u5y4ssr5cqil5baij8l67 42806 42803 2026-06-13T12:44:25Z Solomonchegbe 1543 Ẹnẹkiaribọlu 42806 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alex Agbo | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|07|01|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Jos]], Nigeria | height = {{height|m=1.89|precision=0}} | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = [[Sharks FC]] | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1996 | years2 = 1997 | years3 = 1998–2002 | years4 = 2000 | years5 = 2003 | years6 = 2004 | years7 = 2005–2006 | years8 = 2007–2008 | years9 = 2008– | clubs1 = [[Samsunspor]] | clubs2 = [[Seongnam FC|Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma]] | clubs3 = [[Xiamen Hongshi]] | clubs4 = →[[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] (loan) | clubs5 = [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] | clubs6 = [[Xiamen Hongshi]] | clubs7 = [[Hunan Shoking]] | clubs8 = [[PLUS FC]] | clubs9 = [[Sharks F.C.]] | caps1 = 13 | caps2 = 23 | caps5 = 25 | caps6 = 10 | caps7 = 32 | goals1 = 1 | goals2 = 2 | goals5 = 13 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 9 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = June 1, 2008 | ntupdate = }} ''' Alex Agbo ''' ( kuma bi 1 July 1977) iche Nigerian ógébi [[Association football|footballer]]. Idómó aró abajói ñwu [[Sharks FC]] efu [[Nigerian Premier League]] akwubi ódó wewe kirónwu [[Malaysian Premier League|Malaysia]]. ==External links== *[http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiID=27156 TFF profile] * {{K League player}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Agbo, Alex}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Süper Lig players]] [[Category:Samsunspor footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey]] [[Category:Seongnam FC players]] [[Category:K League 1 players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea]] [[Category:Jiangsu F.C. players]] [[Category:China League One players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China]] [[Category:Sharks F.C. players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China]] [[Category:Footballers from Jos]] 0mcapq6mtdf6dk9t6l9g9r1ar5zu1ul 0 2354 42798 2026-06-13T12:25:05Z Ojoche Dorathy ikoojo 1535 short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ayinde Lawal | fullname = Ayinde Jamiu Lawal | image = Ayinde Jamiu Lawal 20120409.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Lawal in 2012 | height = 1.75 m | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|5|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lagos]], Nigeria | currentclub = [[Skive IK|Skive II]] | clubnumber = | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004 | youthyears2 = 2005–20 42798 wikitext text/x-wiki short description|Nigerian footballer (ku ma bi 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ayinde Lawal | fullname = Ayinde Jamiu Lawal | image = Ayinde Jamiu Lawal 20120409.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Lawal in 2012 | height = 1.75 m | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|5|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lagos]], Nigeria | currentclub = [[Skive IK|Skive II]] | clubnumber = | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004 | youthyears2 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs1 = [[FC Ebedei|Ebedei]] | youthclubs2 = [[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]] | years1 = 2006–2007 | years2 = 2007–2008 | years3 = 2007–2008 | years4 = 2008–2009 | years5 = 2009–2013 | years6 = 2013–2015 | years7 = 2014–2015 | years8 = 2015–2018 | years9 = 2021– | clubs1 = [[Ikast FS]] | clubs2 = [[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]] | clubs3 = → [[SønderjyskE Fodbold|SønderjyskE]] (loan) | clubs4 = → [[Skive IK|Skive]] (loan) | clubs5 = [[Skive IK|Skive]] | clubs6 = [[FC Fredericia|Fredericia]] | clubs7 = → [[Skive IK|Skive]] (loan) | clubs8 = [[Skive IK|Skive]] | clubs9 = [[Skive IK|Skive II]] | caps1 = 3 | caps2 = 1 | caps3 = 0 | caps4 = 17 | caps5 = 94 | caps6 = 31 | caps7 = 28 | caps8 = 73 | caps9 = | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 12 | goals6 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 2 | goals9 = | club-update = 21 August 2021 }} '''Ayinde Jamiu Lawal'''{{Audio|Ayinde_Jamiu_Lawal.wav|Listen}} (born 12 May 1988) is a Nigerian professional [[association football|football]] [[midfielder]] who plays for [[Jutland Series]] club [[Skive IK|Skive II]], the reserve team of [[Skive IK]]. ==Career== In February 2021, began playing at amateur level when he joined the reserve team of [[Skive IK]] competing in the fifth-tier [[Jutland Series]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Anders |title=Tidligere FCM'er skal spille i Jyllandsserien |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/tidligere-fcmer-skal-spille-i-jyllandsserien/ |work=bold.dk |date=12 February 2021 |language=da}}</ref> He had earlier had different spells at Skive, becoming their first full-time professional in 2009 after he had signed from [[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Lawal bliver SIK's første fuldtids-prof |url=https://www.skivefolkeblad.dk/artikel/dcd80e26-c60c-41ea-b035-b736f04745f1/ |work=Skive Folkeblad |date=26 August 2009 |language=da}}</ref> and winning Player of the Year award in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Skive IK - 2011 |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/artikel/skive-ik |access-date=21 August 2021 |work=Tipsbladet.dk |language=da |quote=Ayinde Jamiu Lawal blev kåret til årets Skive-spiller i 2011 - en fuldt fortjent hæder til den hårdarbejdende nigerianske midtbaneslider.}}</ref> ==Personal life== After his professional career, Lawal studied to become a [[Health and social care|social and health care assistant]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lawal læser nu til SOSU-hjælper |url=https://www.pressreader.com/denmark/ekstra-bladet/20190303/282449940322512 |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=3 March 2019 |language=da}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Ayinde Jamiu Lawal}} * {{Worldfootball.net|ayinde-lawal|new_id=pe10153}} * [http://www.fcm.dk/index.php?ID=6&holdID=3&spillerID=51&mode=spillerinfo&topID=5 FC Midtjylland profile] * {{drdkstat|640406|archive=20070309090513}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawal, Ayinde Jamiu}} [[Category:1988 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]] [[Category:F.C. Ebedei players]] [[Category:FC Midtjylland players]] [[Category:Sønderjyske Fodbold players]] [[Category:Skive IK players]] [[Category:FC Fredericia players]] [[Category:Danish Superliga players]] [[Category:Danish 1st Division players]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark]] [[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen]] {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} qqjyz9ol5h31jy0as38y83ihdp662bw 0 2355 42801 2026-06-13T12:39:40Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigeria Professional Footballer}}{{Infobox football biography|name=Qamar Adegoke|fullname=Qamar Wale Adegoke|birth_date={{birth date and age|2004|7|14}}|birth_place=Nigeria|position=Forward|currentclub=Shooting Stars|clubnumber=12|years1=2024-2025|clubs1=Nasarawa United|caps1=18|goals1=3|years2=2025-|clubs2=Shooting Stars|caps2=30<ref name="n997">{{cite web | title=Qamar Adegoke (Shooting) stats | website=Flashscore.com.ng | url=https://www.flashscore..." 42801 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigeria Professional Footballer}}{{Infobox football biography|name=Qamar Adegoke|fullname=Qamar Wale Adegoke|birth_date={{birth date and age|2004|7|14}}|birth_place=Nigeria|position=Forward|currentclub=Shooting Stars|clubnumber=12|years1=2024-2025|clubs1=Nasarawa United|caps1=18|goals1=3|years2=2025-|clubs2=Shooting Stars|caps2=30<ref name="n997">{{cite web | title=Qamar Adegoke (Shooting) stats | website=Flashscore.com.ng | url=https://www.flashscore.com.ng/player/adegoke-qamar/j387IsEs/ | access-date=2026-05-31}}</ref>|goals2=9|pcupdate=31 May 2026}} '''Qamar Wale Adegoke''' chènè Najiriya professional footballer ki ya ri bólu aró' tógbà wi abo [[Shooting Stars S.C.]] efu [[Nigeria Premier Football League]] (NPFL).<ref>Nigeria Premier Football League </ref> == Club career == Adegoke ri bólu wi abo [[Nasarawa United F.C.|Nasarawa United]] taki loti [[Shooting Stars S.C.]] taku machanè 2025–26 NPFL season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Qamar Adegoke: Continental ambition, securing the bag and more|url=https://www.aclsports.com/qamar-adegoke-continental-ambition-securing-the-bag-and-more/|work=ACLSports|date=4 March 2026}}</ref> Èfi ochu Ejodudu 2026, Ìri bólu eki jenwu ma du tó wi Shooting Stars' league victory that ended the club's run of matches without a win.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shooting Stars Return to Winning Ways as Qamar Adegoke Delivers Again|url=https://www.sports247.ng/shooting-stars-return-to-winning-ways-as-qamar-adegoke-delivers-again/|work=Sports247 Nigeria|date=25 January 2026}}</ref> Efi bólu omune ku maro efu ódó 2025–26 season, Adegoke scored a late goal in a victory over [[Rivers United F.C.|Rivers United]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Adegoke's late strike hands 3SC dramatic win over Rivers Utd|url=https://dailytrust.com/adegokes-late-strike-hands-3sc-dramatic-win-over-rivers-utd/|work=Daily Trust}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} 9o06krdlzjoj8866q8fhcjfzufgx1i2 0 2356 42808 2026-06-13T17:28:23Z Ojomasarah 861 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}{{Infobox football biography|name=Victor Namo|image=|fullname=Victor Namo|height={{height|m=1.89}}|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1988 |11|3 }}|birth_place=[[Jos]], [[Nigeria]]|currentclub=|clubnumber=|position=[[Forward (association football)|Striker]]|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Yobe Desert Stars F.C.|Yobe Desert Stars]]|years1=2006–2012|clubs1=[[Kano Pillars F.C.|Kano Pillars]]|caps1=|goals1=|years2=2013|clubs2=Nasarawa Uni..." 42808 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}{{Infobox football biography|name=Victor Namo|image=|fullname=Victor Namo|height={{height|m=1.89}}|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1988 |11|3 }}|birth_place=[[Jos]], [[Nigeria]]|currentclub=|clubnumber=|position=[[Forward (association football)|Striker]]|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Yobe Desert Stars F.C.|Yobe Desert Stars]]|years1=2006–2012|clubs1=[[Kano Pillars F.C.|Kano Pillars]]|caps1=|goals1=|years2=2013|clubs2=[[Nasarawa United F.C.|Nasarawa United]]|caps2=|goals2=|years3=2014–2016|clubs3=[[Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)|Al Ahly Benghazi]]|caps3=|goals3=|nationalyears1=|nationalteam1=|nationalcaps1=|nationalgoals1=}} '''Victor Namo''' (ma bi ojo ékétà efu ochu egwaka odo 1988) is a Nigerian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. == Career == Namo began his career with Yobe Desert Stars and was in 2006 scouted from [[Kano Pillars F.C.]] He had trials in Vietnam and Israel in 2008. In October 2009, Victor was linked with [[Sudan|Sudanese]] top clubs [[Al-Merreikh]] and [[Al-Hilal Omdurman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://africanfootball.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=24326|title=Kano Pillars Striker Namo Claims Interest By Sudanese Giants|access-date=2009-10-22|archive-date=2012-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806220918/http://www.mtnfootball.com/web/old-site/african-football/news/091016-kano-pillars-striker-namo-claims-interest-b.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/130123/Namo_close_to_Nasarawa_loan_deal Namo close to loan move]</ref><ref>[http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/apr/10-el-kanemi-claim-first-win.html El Kanemi claim first win]</ref> After a successful career with [[Kano Pillars]] Football club where he played from 2006-2012 helping the club win its first [[Nigerian Premier League]] in 2007-08 and his goal scoring form helped in eliminating the likes of [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] scoring both at home and away in that encounter at the [[CAF Champions League]] he finished the campaign with 7 goals that season. He left the club immediately after helping [[Kano Pillars]] secure its second League title in 2011-2012 season to [[Nasarawa United]]. In his debut season at Nasarawa United, he does what he knows best which is finding the back of the net and finished the season as top scorer in the league with 19 goals. In January 2014, Namo left Nigeria for [[Libyan Premier League]] giants [[Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)|Al Ahly Benghazi]].<ref>[http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/dec/nigeria-league-hotshot-namo-joins-libyan-club.html Nigeria league hotshot Namo joins Libyan club]</ref> Namo joined Plateau United on a season loan and later retired from active football due to injury. In 2019/2020 Victor Namo got admission in Nigeria institute for sport (NIS) Abuja centre in a 3 month certificate course. Namo is currently working with mees palace academy jos as a coach/manager. == Honours == ; Kano Pillars * [[Nigerian Premier League]]: 2007-08, 2011-12 ; Individual * [[Nigeria Premier League]] Top Scorer: [[2013 Nigeria Premier League|2013]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub}} 8zc1akjzja0m7ytv99hozwixvdmclmm 42809 42808 2026-06-13T17:53:25Z Ojomasarah 861 42809 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}{{Infobox football biography|name=Victor Namo|image=|fullname=Victor Namo|height={{height|m=1.89}}|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1988 |11|3 }}|birth_place=[[Jos]], [[Nigeria]]|currentclub=|clubnumber=|position=[[Forward (association football)|Striker]]|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Yobe Desert Stars F.C.|Yobe Desert Stars]]|years1=2006–2012|clubs1=[[Kano Pillars F.C.|Kano Pillars]]|caps1=|goals1=|years2=2013|clubs2=[[Nasarawa United F.C.|Nasarawa United]]|caps2=|goals2=|years3=2014–2016|clubs3=[[Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)|Al Ahly Benghazi]]|caps3=|goals3=|nationalyears1=|nationalteam1=|nationalcaps1=|nationalgoals1=}} '''Victor Namo''' (ma bi ojo ékétà efu ochu egwaka odo 1988) is a Nigerian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. == Career == Namo chané ukọlọ nwù kpái Yobe Desert Stars and was in 2006 scouted from [[Kano Pillars F.C.]] He had trials in Vietnam and Israel in 2008. In October 2009, Victor was linked with [[Sudan|Sudanese]] top clubs [[Al-Merreikh]] and [[Al-Hilal Omdurman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://africanfootball.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=24326|title=Kano Pillars Striker Namo Claims Interest By Sudanese Giants|access-date=2009-10-22|archive-date=2012-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806220918/http://www.mtnfootball.com/web/old-site/african-football/news/091016-kano-pillars-striker-namo-claims-interest-b.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/130123/Namo_close_to_Nasarawa_loan_deal Namo close to loan move]</ref><ref>[http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/apr/10-el-kanemi-claim-first-win.html El Kanemi claim first win]</ref> After a successful career with [[Kano Pillars]] Football club where he played from 2006-2012 helping the club win its first [[Nigerian Premier League]] in 2007-08 and his goal scoring form helped in eliminating the likes of [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] scoring both at home and away in that encounter at the [[CAF Champions League]] he finished the campaign with 7 goals that season. He left the club immediately after helping [[Kano Pillars]] secure its second League title in 2011-2012 season to [[Nasarawa United]]. In his debut season at Nasarawa United, he does what he knows best which is finding the back of the net and finished the season as top scorer in the league with 19 goals. In January 2014, Namo left Nigeria for [[Libyan Premier League]] giants [[Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)|Al Ahly Benghazi]].<ref>[http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/dec/nigeria-league-hotshot-namo-joins-libyan-club.html Nigeria league hotshot Namo joins Libyan club]</ref> Namo joined Plateau United on a season loan and later retired from active football due to injury. In 2019/2020 Victor Namo got admission in Nigeria institute for sport (NIS) Abuja centre in a 3 month certificate course. Namo is currently working with mees palace academy jos as a coach/manager. == Honours == ; Kano Pillars * [[Nigerian Premier League]]: 2007-08, 2011-12 ; Individual * [[Nigeria Premier League]] Top Scorer: [[2013 Nigeria Premier League|2013]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub}} 0lylcyht5m8otcnfg5kqsgj91o8cku8 42810 42809 2026-06-13T17:55:47Z Ojomasarah 861 42810 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}{{Infobox football biography|name=Victor Namo|image=|fullname=Victor Namo|height={{height|m=1.89}}|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1988 |11|3 }}|birth_place=[[Jos]], [[Nigeria]]|currentclub=|clubnumber=|position=[[Forward (association football)|Striker]]|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Yobe Desert Stars F.C.|Yobe Desert Stars]]|years1=2006–2012|clubs1=[[Kano Pillars F.C.|Kano Pillars]]|caps1=|goals1=|years2=2013|clubs2=[[Nasarawa United F.C.|Nasarawa United]]|caps2=|goals2=|years3=2014–2016|clubs3=[[Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)|Al Ahly Benghazi]]|caps3=|goals3=|nationalyears1=|nationalteam1=|nationalcaps1=|nationalgoals1=}} '''Victor Namo''' (ma bi ojo ékétà efu ochu egwaka odo 1988) is a Nigerian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. == Career == Namo chané ukọlọ nwù kpái Yobe Desert Stars efú ódó 2006 scouted kwi [[Kano Pillars F.C.]] He had trials in Vietnam and Israel in 2008. In October 2009, Victor was linked with [[Sudan|Sudanese]] top clubs [[Al-Merreikh]] and [[Al-Hilal Omdurman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://africanfootball.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=24326|title=Kano Pillars Striker Namo Claims Interest By Sudanese Giants|access-date=2009-10-22|archive-date=2012-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806220918/http://www.mtnfootball.com/web/old-site/african-football/news/091016-kano-pillars-striker-namo-claims-interest-b.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/130123/Namo_close_to_Nasarawa_loan_deal Namo close to loan move]</ref><ref>[http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/apr/10-el-kanemi-claim-first-win.html El Kanemi claim first win]</ref> After a successful career with [[Kano Pillars]] Football club where he played from 2006-2012 helping the club win its first [[Nigerian Premier League]] in 2007-08 and his goal scoring form helped in eliminating the likes of [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] scoring both at home and away in that encounter at the [[CAF Champions League]] he finished the campaign with 7 goals that season. He left the club immediately after helping [[Kano Pillars]] secure its second League title in 2011-2012 season to [[Nasarawa United]]. In his debut season at Nasarawa United, he does what he knows best which is finding the back of the net and finished the season as top scorer in the league with 19 goals. In January 2014, Namo left Nigeria for [[Libyan Premier League]] giants [[Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)|Al Ahly Benghazi]].<ref>[http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/dec/nigeria-league-hotshot-namo-joins-libyan-club.html Nigeria league hotshot Namo joins Libyan club]</ref> Namo joined Plateau United on a season loan and later retired from active football due to injury. In 2019/2020 Victor Namo got admission in Nigeria institute for sport (NIS) Abuja centre in a 3 month certificate course. Namo is currently working with mees palace academy jos as a coach/manager. == Honours == ; Kano Pillars * [[Nigerian Premier League]]: 2007-08, 2011-12 ; Individual * [[Nigeria Premier League]] Top Scorer: [[2013 Nigeria Premier League|2013]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub}} rh3iw5kee1aqfntpv1b2gzt7l5e779h 42811 42810 2026-06-13T17:57:55Z Ojomasarah 861 42811 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}{{Infobox football biography|name=Victor Namo|image=|fullname=Victor Namo|height={{height|m=1.89}}|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1988 |11|3 }}|birth_place=[[Jos]], [[Nigeria]]|currentclub=|clubnumber=|position=[[Forward (association football)|Striker]]|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Yobe Desert Stars F.C.|Yobe Desert Stars]]|years1=2006–2012|clubs1=[[Kano Pillars F.C.|Kano Pillars]]|caps1=|goals1=|years2=2013|clubs2=[[Nasarawa United F.C.|Nasarawa United]]|caps2=|goals2=|years3=2014–2016|clubs3=[[Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)|Al Ahly Benghazi]]|caps3=|goals3=|nationalyears1=|nationalteam1=|nationalcaps1=|nationalgoals1=}} '''Victor Namo''' (ma bi ojo ékétà efu ochu egwaka odo 1988) is a Nigerian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. == Career == Namo chané ukọlọ nwù kpái Yobe Desert Stars efú ódó 2006 scouted kwi [[Kano Pillars F.C.]] Ei cha ni ámi újámá efi Vietnam kpái Israel ódó 2008. In October 2009, Victor was linked with [[Sudan|Sudanese]] top clubs [[Al-Merreikh]] and [[Al-Hilal Omdurman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://africanfootball.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=24326|title=Kano Pillars Striker Namo Claims Interest By Sudanese Giants|access-date=2009-10-22|archive-date=2012-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806220918/http://www.mtnfootball.com/web/old-site/african-football/news/091016-kano-pillars-striker-namo-claims-interest-b.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/130123/Namo_close_to_Nasarawa_loan_deal Namo close to loan move]</ref><ref>[http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/apr/10-el-kanemi-claim-first-win.html El Kanemi claim first win]</ref> After a successful career with [[Kano Pillars]] Football club where he played from 2006-2012 helping the club win its first [[Nigerian Premier League]] in 2007-08 and his goal scoring form helped in eliminating the likes of [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] scoring both at home and away in that encounter at the [[CAF Champions League]] he finished the campaign with 7 goals that season. He left the club immediately after helping [[Kano Pillars]] secure its second League title in 2011-2012 season to [[Nasarawa United]]. In his debut season at Nasarawa United, he does what he knows best which is finding the back of the net and finished the season as top scorer in the league with 19 goals. In January 2014, Namo left Nigeria for [[Libyan Premier League]] giants [[Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi)|Al Ahly Benghazi]].<ref>[http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/dec/nigeria-league-hotshot-namo-joins-libyan-club.html Nigeria league hotshot Namo joins Libyan club]</ref> Namo joined Plateau United on a season loan and later retired from active football due to injury. In 2019/2020 Victor Namo got admission in Nigeria institute for sport (NIS) Abuja centre in a 3 month certificate course. Namo is currently working with mees palace academy jos as a coach/manager. == Honours == ; Kano Pillars * [[Nigerian Premier League]]: 2007-08, 2011-12 ; Individual * [[Nigeria Premier League]] Top Scorer: [[2013 Nigeria Premier League|2013]] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub}} pz6c9alay5o0i87eb7gomzozgaj152g