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Uche Okafor

1967 - 2011

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Uchenna Kizito Okafor , often shortened to Uche Okafor (8 August 1967 – 6 January 2011) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a defender. He made 34 international appearances for the Nigeria national team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Uche Okafor is the 6,470th most popular soccer player (up from 6,836th in 2024), the 82nd most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 91st in 2019) and the 27th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Uche Okafor ranks 6,470 out of 21,273. Before him are Bernard, Laurent Robuschi, Simon Rolfes, Daniel Borimirov, Walter Dietrich, and Gholam Hossein Mazloumi. After him are Álex Aguinaga, Keisuke Makino, Shunichi Nakajima, Walter Novellino, Fábio, and Kohei Imazeki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Uche Okafor ranks 458. Before him are Masha Gessen, Dale Crover, Mo'Nique, Magnus Gustafsson, Gosha Kutsenko, and Dhafer Youssef. After him are Bruce Seldon, Dubravko Pavličić, Tara Fitzgerald, Rachel Cusk, Matthew J. Holman, and Jacqueline McKenzie. Among people deceased in 2011, Uche Okafor ranks 459. Before him are Yuri Budanov, Pertti Purhonen, Dick King-Smith, Kathy Kirby, Taiji, and Joseph Galibardy. After him are Ellen Stewart, Arthur Laurents, Doris Belack, Ed Macauley, Tom Aldredge, and Andrija Fuderer.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Uche Okafor ranks 82 out of 309. Before him are Hauwa Ibrahim (1968), Michael Obiku (1968), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), Bennet Omalu (1968), Taye Taiwo (1985), and Fiona Fullerton (1956). After him are Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Arnaut Danjuma (1997), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), Joseph Yobo (1980), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), and Kalu Uche (1982).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Uche Okafor ranks 27. Before him are Vincent Enyeama (1982), Victor Boniface (2000), Peter Rufai (1963), Momodu Mutairu (1976), Michael Obiku (1968), and Taye Taiwo (1985). After him are Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Arnaut Danjuma (1997), Joseph Yobo (1980), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Kalu Uche (1982), and Umar Sadiq (1997).

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