Akanji joined Sliema Wanderers from Julius Berger in August 2001, and aspired to make an impression and rapidly travel to a better club in a more significant European league. He was one of the best goalkeepers in the Maltese Premier League throughout his time with the club, although he often mixed flashes of brilliance with beginners' mistakes, making consistency his main flaw.[1] In both 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, Akanji won the Goalkeeper of the Year award.[2][3]
murphy, akanji, born, december, 1977, nigerian, former, professional, footballer, played, goalkeeper, most, notably, played, sliema, wanderers, maltese, football, league, between, 2001, 2008, represented, nigeria, national, team, africa, nations, 2000, 2002, p. Murphy Akanji born 1 December 1977 is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper He most notably played for Sliema Wanderers in the Maltese Football League between 2001 and 2008 and represented the Nigeria national team at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2002 Murphy AkanjiPersonal informationDate of birth 1977 12 01 1 December 1977 age 46 Place of birthLagos NigeriaPosition s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1995Niger Tornadoes 0 1996Sharks 0 1997Udoji United21 0 1998 2001Julius Berger27 0 2001 2008Sliema Wanderers171 0 International career1999 2002Nigeria2 0 Medal record Representing NigeriaAfrica Cup of NationsRunner up 20002002 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksClub career editAkanji joined Sliema Wanderers from Julius Berger in August 2001 and aspired to make an impression and rapidly travel to a better club in a more significant European league He was one of the best goalkeepers in the Maltese Premier League throughout his time with the club although he often mixed flashes of brilliance with beginners mistakes making consistency his main flaw 1 In both 2005 06 and 2006 07 seasons Akanji won the Goalkeeper of the Year award 2 3 International career editAkanji was an international goalkeeper and has represented Nigeria at the African Nations Cup Honours editJulius Berger Nigeria Professional Football League 2000 Nigerian Super Cup 2000Sliema Wanderers Maltese Premier League 2002 03 1 2003 04 4 2004 05 5 Maltese FA Trophy 2003 04 6 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations runner up 2000 7 third place 2002 8 Individual Maltese Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year 2005 06 2 2006 07 3 References edit a b Azzopardi Kevin 22 May 2003 Akanji eyeing great finish Times of Malta Archived from the original on 27 February 2023 Retrieved 27 February 2023 a b Four Birkirkara Players and coach win top football awards The Malta Independent 8 June 2006 Archived from the original on 27 February 2023 Retrieved 27 February 2023 a b Bogdanovic secures double Times of Malta 10 June 2007 Archived from the original on 27 February 2023 Retrieved 27 February 2023 Malta 2003 04 RSSSF Archived from the original on 7 December 2022 Retrieved 27 February 2023 Malta 2004 05 RSSSF Archived from the original on 27 November 2022 Retrieved 27 February 2023 FA Trophy MaltaFootball com Archived from the original on 26 November 2009 African Nations Cup 2000 RSSSF Archived from the original on 3 December 2022 Retrieved 27 February 2023 African Nations Cup 2002 RSSSF Archived from the original on 30 November 2022 Retrieved 27 February 2023 External links editMurphy Akanji at MaltaFootball com archived 26 October 2007 Murphy Akanji at National Football Teams com nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a football goalkeeper from Nigeria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Murphy Akanji amp oldid 1207300460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
