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Chibuzor OKONKWO

Chibuzor Okonkwo - Nigeria - Olympic Games 2008

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 24 August 2008

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    • POSITION
      Defender
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 16 December 1988
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Abagana, Nigeria
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Nigeria
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Chibuzor OKONKWO - Nigeria - Olympic Games 2008

Chibuzor is pictured above during 2008 Olympic final against Argentina.

The Argentinian player being tackled by Okonkwo in the inset picture is Lionel Messi.


Group B


NIGERIA 0:0 NETHERLANDS (07.08.08, Tianjin)
 1-Ambruse Vanzekin, 2-Chibuzor Okonkwo, 4-Onyekachi Apam, 5-Dele Adeleye,

13-Olubayo Adefemi, 8-Sani Kaita, 10-Promise Isaac (c) (17-Emmanuel Ekpo 88),

12-Ebenezer Ajilore, 11-Solomon Okoronkwo (7-Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi 70),

  9-Victor Obinna, 14-Peter Odemwingie (16-Victor Anichebe 80)


NIGERIA 2:1 JAPAN (0:0) Obinna (58), Anichebe (74). (10.08.08, Tianjin)
 1-Ambrose Vanzekin, 2-Chibuzor Okonkwo, 4-Onyekachi Apam, 5-Dele Adeleye,

13-Olubayo Adefemi, 8-Sani Kaita, 10-Promise Isaac (c) (7-Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi 73),

12-Ebenezer Ajilore, 11-Solomon Okoronkwo, 9-Victor Obinna (17-Emmanuel Ekpo 77),

14-Peter Odemwingie (16-Victor Anichebe 62)


NIGERIA 2:1 USA (1:0) Isaac (39), Obinna (79). (13.08.08, Beijing)
  1-Ambruse Vanzekin, 2-Chibuzor Okonkwo, 5-Dele Adeleye, 15-Efe Ambrose,

  6-Monday James, 8-Sani Kaita, 10-Promise Isaac (c) (16-Victor Anichebe 73),

12-Ebenezer Ajilore (17-Emmanuel Ekpo 85), 7-Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi, 9-Victor Obinna,

11-Solomon Okoronkwo (14-Peter Odemwingie 68)


Semi-Final
 
NIGERIA 4:1 BELGIUM (1:0) Adefemi (17), Ogbuke Obasi (59, 72), Okonkwo (78).

(19.08.08, Shanghai)

 1-Ambruse Vanzekin, 2-Chibuzor Okonkwo, 4-Onyekachi Apam, 5-Dele Adeleye,

13-Olubayo Adefemi, 7-Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi (10-Promise Isaac 73), 8-Sani Kaita,

12-Ebenezer Ajilore (17-Emmanuel Ekpo 46), 11-Solomon Okoronkwo (16-Victor Anichebe 57),

  9-Victor Obinna (c), 14-Peter Odemwingie

 
Final
 
NIGERIA 0:1 ARGENTINA (0:0) (23.08.08, Beijing)
 1-Ambruse Vanzekin, 2-Chibuzor Okonkwo, 4-Onyekachi Apam, 5-Dele Adeleye,

13-Olubayo Adefemi, 12-Ebenezer Ajilore, 10-Promise Isaac (c) (17-Emmanuel Ekpo 70),

  6-Monday James, 11-Solomon Okoronkwo (16-Victor Anichebe 64),

  9-Victor Obinna, 14-Peter Odemwingie


Club career:


2004–2007   Ifeanyi Ubah F.C.

2007–2010   Bayelsa United

2010–2012   Heartland

2012             Enyimba International F.C.

2013             Enugu Rangers

2013–2014   Asswehly S.C.

2015–2017   Ifeanyi Ubah F.C.

2017             El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.

2017–           Kwara United