Uche Okafor (footballer, born 1991)

Uche Okafor

Personal information
Full name	Uche Okafor[1]
Date of birth	(1991-02-10) 10 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Enugu Rangers
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Kaduna United F.C.
2010–	Enugu Rangers
International career
2007	Nigeria U-17	1	(0)
2009	Nigeria U-20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Uche Okafor (born 10 February 1991) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper currently playing for Enugu Rangers.

International career

Okafor represented Nigeria national under-17 football team at the 2007 U-17 World Cup in South Korea and played one game on the world championship team.^[2] He represented the Flying Eagles at 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda at the 2009 U-20 World Cup.^[3]

Titles

• 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup - Winner

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
2. Uche OKAFOR FIFA
3. Nigeria (NGA) - FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009 Okafor’s professional career began at defunct ACB of Lagos before he moved to KRC Mechelen. The late Nigerian player has also played for Hannover 96 before ending his career at Sporting Kansas City, formerly known as Kansas City Wizards. Late Okafor also featured in one of the four matches of Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the 1994 Fifa World Cup in the USA. He was also a football pundit on African football for ESPN until his death.