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- ↑ National Soccer Coaches Association of America - All-America Awards Archived November 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Edmonton All-Time Player Roster Archived February 19, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Atuegbu playing for the Fog". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
