Onyekachi Okafor
Onyekachi Okafor (born 2 June 1994, in Aba) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Küçük Kaymaklı Türk S.K. in Cyprus.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Onyekachi Okafor | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Küçük Kaymaklı | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Enyimba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Crown | 21 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | Warri Wolves | 23 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Rivers United | 24 | (16) |
| 2016–2017 | Giresunspor | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Yalova SK | 13 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | Doğan Türk Birliği | 36 | (26) |
| 2019– | Küçük Kaymaklı | 18 | (16) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 6 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Okafor began his football youth career at Enyimba International F.C. and professional career with Crown F.C. before moved to Warri Wolves in 2014. He played two seasons at Rivers United before he moved to Turkey to play for Giresunspor in 2014.[4][5][6][7][8] In August 2016, he signed at Giresunspor in TFF First League.[9][10][11][12][13][14] In the summer of 2017, he joined Yalova SK.[15] He later joined Doğan Türk Birliği in the winter of 2018.[16][15][17]
International appearances edit
He was called up to the senior team for the first time in March 2015 for a friendly against the Cranes of Uganda and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.[18][19][20]
References edit
- ^ "ONYEKACHI OKAFOR Informations". www.ktff.net.
- ^ "Onyekachi Okafor". eurosport.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Giresunspor'a Nijeryalı forvet". www.trtspor.com.tr.
- ^ "Crown FC striker Onyekachi Okafor named NPL star of Week 3". 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Warri Wolves Promote Two Reserve Players". www.sl10.ng.
- ^ "NPFL: Warri Wolves striker Okafor hopes for more games, sets 12-goal target". 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Onyekachi Okafor absconds from Rivers United". goal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Premier League player absconds from camp". 30 March 2016.
- ^ . yenigiresun.net/. Archived from the original on 2018-04-03.
- ^ edin, Spor28, Giresun'un 1 Numaralı Spor Portalı, Giresunspor'u buradan takip. "ONYEKACHİ OKAFOR GİRESUNSPOR'DA - Haberler - Spor28, Giresun'un 1 Numaralı Spor Portalı, Giresunspor'u buradan takip edin". www.spor28.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Onyekachi Okafor career stats, height and weight, age". www.tablesleague.com.
- ^ LiveScore, SofaScore.com. "Onyekachi Okafor Giresunspor videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com.
- ^ . www.giresunsporgazete.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-31.
- ^ "Onyekachi Okafor". worldfootball.net.
- ^ a b "YALOVA SK - BİNATLI YSK Match Details". www.ktff.org.
- ^ "GÖRNEÇ KSK - DOĞAN TÜRK BİRLİĞİ SK Mac Detayı". www.ktff.org.
- ^ "Onyekachi Okafor - Türkiye Kupası Puan Durumu Fikstür ve Sonuçları - Sabah". www.sabah.com.tr.
- ^ "Onyekachi Okafor thrilled with Eagles' chance - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Warri Wolves Striker Onyekachi Okafor Replaces Crocked Brown Ideye:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ^ "Okafor called up to replace Ideye".
External links edit
- Onyekachi Okafor at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Eurosport
- Onyekachi Okafor at Flashscore.com
- KTFF