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Azubuike Egwuekwe
Personal information
Full name Azubuike Emanuel Egwuekwe[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-16) 16 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Lafia, Nigeria
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Central Defender
Team information
Current team
 KuPS
Number 45
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Nasarawa United
2007–2008 Yerima Strikers F.C.
2008–2015 Warri Wolves
2016– KuPS 32 (5)
International career‡
2012– Nigeria 34 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:41, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2015

Azubuike Emanuel Egwuekwe (born 16 July 1989) is a Nigerian Professional football player who play for Kuopion Palloseura in Veikkausliiga,[3] he plays as a Central Defender.

Career

Egwuekwe has played club football for Nasarawa United, Yerima Strikers and Warri Wolves.[2]

Prior to the 2016 season, Egwuekwe signed a one-year contract, with an option for another season, with KuPS.[4]

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[2] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]

He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[7] He was named to Nigeria's squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[8]

References

  1. ^ http://pt.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/10/38/80/fcclop_neutral.pdf
  2. ^ a b c Azubuike Egwuekwe at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/warri-wolves-reveal-west-ham-offer-azubuike-egwuekwe-4058374
  4. ^ "Warri Wolves' Azubuike Egwuekwe Signs One Year Deal With Kuopion Palloseura". nigerianbulletin.com. Nigerian Bulletin. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ Azubuike Egwuekwe – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  8. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (1 January 2014). "Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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