Godwin OKPARA

Godwin Okpara - Nigeria - FIFA World Cup 1998

Photo/Foto: Nigel French

Date: 22 April 1998

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    • POSITION
      Defender
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Wednesday, 20 September 1972
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Ogbaku, Lagos, Nigeria.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Nigeria
  • WORLD CUP
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Godwin OKPARA - Nigeria - FIFA World Cup 1998

The photo above shows Nigerian footballer Godwin Okpara during the game against Germany.


NIGERIA 3:2 SPAIN (1:1)
Mutiu Adepoju, Garba Lawal, Sunday Oliseh
(13.06.98 Nantes - 39000)

NIGERIA: Peter Rufai, Mobi Oparaku (70 Rashidi Yekini), Taribo West, Uche Okechukwu (c),
 Celestine Babayaro, Finidi George, Sunday Oliseh, Jay-Jay Okocha, Garba Lawal (90 Godwin Okpara),
 Victor Ikpeba (83 Tijani Babangida), Mutiu Adepoju

NIGERIA 1:3 PARAGUAY (1:1) Wilson Oruma
(24.06.94 Toulouse, Stade Muncipal - 34000)

NIGERIA: Peter Rufai, Augustine Eguavoen, Ben Iroha, Taribo West, Uche Okafor,
Sunday Oliseh (46 Godwin Okpara), Wilson Oruma (68 Finidi George),

Garba Lawal, Tijani Babangida, Rashidi Yekini, Nwankwo Kanu (c).

 

CLUB CAREER:

1989            Obanta United       
1989–1991    K. Beerschot V.A.C.    21    (0)
1991–1996    Eendracht Aalst    88    (5)
1996–1999    RC Strasbourg    96    (6)
1999–2001    Paris SG    19    (0)
2001–2004    Standard Liège    67    (1)