Uche Okafor
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Career & Clubs
Okafor's club career took him to many countries before he settled in the USA. Okafor was drafted to Kansas City Wizards in the ninth round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft, and played there for five seasons before retiring after the 2000 season.
Okafor played every match when Nigeria won the 1994 African Cup of Nations, but sustained an ankle injury shortly thereafter. He was part of the squad to the 1994 World Cup but did not get any playing time. He played one out of their four games in the 1998 World Cup, though, as well as at the 1988 Olympics.
Okafor coached for the Associated Soccer Group, a member of the North Texas Soccer Association. He was head coach for the 91 Gold Central boys team and the 93 HP Central boys team who play in the Plano Premier Select Soccer league. Okafor was a regular pundit on African football on ESPN's coverage and their PressPass programme.
- League
- Major League Soccer
- National team
- Nigeria
- Club
- U.D. Leiria (1994–1994)
- Club
- Union Royale Namur (1991–1992)
- Club
- S.C. Farense (1995–1996)
- Club
- KRC Mechelen (1988–1991)
- Club
- Sporting Kansas City (1996–2000)
- Club
- Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. (1995–1995)
- Club
- ACB Lagos (1986–1988)
- Club
- Le Touquet AC (1992–1993)
- Club
- Hannover 96 (1993–1994)
- Club
- Nigeria men's national football team (1988–1998)
Legacy
Kansas City Wizards
MLS All-Star, 1998 MLS Cup: 2000 Supporters' Shield: 2000
Clubs
- ACB Lagos1986–1988
- KRC Mechelen1988–1991
- Nigeria men's national football team1988–1998
- Union Royale Namur1991–1992
- Le Touquet AC1992–1993
- Hannover 961993–1994
- U.D. Leiria1994–1994
- Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.1995–1995
- S.C. Farense1995–1996
- Sporting Kansas City1996–2000
Played together with
- Abdullah Al-HafithU.D. Leiria · 2011–2012
- Abel XavierHannover 96 · 2003–2004
- Adrian AliajHannover 96 · 1995–1996
Adrian NikçiHannover 96 · 2012–2015
Aleksandr BorodyukHannover 96 · 1996–1996
Alexander MiloševićHannover 96 · 2016- Alexi LalasSporting Kansas City · 1999–1999
Allan Saint-MaximinHannover 96 · 2015–2016
Alon HazanMaccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. · 1997–1998
Alon MizrahiMaccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. · 1995–1995
Altin LalaHannover 96 · 1998–2012
Andre HoffmannHannover 96 · 2013
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Uchenna Kizito Okafor, often shortened to Uche Okafor was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a defender. He made 34 international appearances for the Nigeria national team.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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