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Mobi Oparaku

Personal information
Full name	Mobi Patrick Oparaku
Date of birth	(1976-12-01) 1 December 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Owerri, Nigeria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Iwuanyanwo Nationale
1995	Anderlecht
1995–1997	Turnhout	30	(2)
1997–1999	Capellen	25	(5)
2000	El Paso Patriots	13	(3)
2001	Connecticut Wolves	23	(1)
2001–2005	Rivoli United	4	(0)
2005–2008	Gateway F.C.
2008–2010	Enyimba International
International career
1993	Nigeria U-17	6	(0)
1996	Nigeria U-23	6	(0)
1996–2003	Nigeria	8	(0)
Medal record Olympic medal record Representing  Nigeria Men's Football 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mobi Patrick Oparaku // (born 1 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Oparaku was born in Owerri, Imo State. He played for several clubs in Belgium. In 2000, Oparaku spent one season with the El Paso Patriots in the USL A-League. In 2001, he played for the Connecticut Wolves. In December 2005 he returned to Nigeria with teammate Rashidi Yekini to Gateway F.C.

International career

Oparaku played six matches at 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

For the Nigeria senior national team, he was a participant at the 1996 Olympic Games, where Nigeria won the gold medal and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

References

1. 2000 El Paso Patriots
2. Mobi Oparaku at National-Football-Teams.com
3. Yekini, Oparaku head for United States Archived 18 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
4. Eze, Okechukwu (11 June 2003). "Nigeria Vs Brazil: When They Last Met..." Daily Trust (Abuja). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
5. Mobi Oparaku – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links

• Mobi Oparaku at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Nigeria men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists
1 E. Babayaro 2 C. Babayaro 3 West 4 Kanu (c) 5 Uche 6 Amunike 7 Babangida 8 Oruma 9 Fatusi 10 Okocha 11 Ikpeba 12 Obafemi 13 Lawal 14 Amokachi 15 Oliseh 16 Obiekwu 17 Oparaku 18 Dosu Coach: Bonfrère

v t e Nigeria squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Rufai 2 Oparaku 3 Babayaro 4 Kanu 5 Uche (c) 6 West 7 Finidi 8 Adepoju 9 Yekini 10 Okocha 11 Lawal 12 W. Okpara 13 Babangida 14 Amokachi 15 Oliseh 16 Okafor 17 Eguavoen 18 Oruma 19 Iroha 20 Ikpeba 21 G. Okpara 22 Baruwa Coach: Milutinović

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