Digger Okonkwo

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Digger Okonkwo
Personal information
Full name Digger Ifeanyi Okonkwo
Date of birth (1977-08-30) 30 August 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Nigeria
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Għajnsielem
1998–2001 Naxxar Lions 61 (4)
2001–2004 Pietà Hotspurs 58 (1)
2004–2006 Mosta F.C. 22 (2)
2006–2007 Pietà Hotspurs 8 (0)
2007–2008 Senglea Athletic
International career
1999–2001 Malta 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Digger Ifeanyi Okonkwo (born 30 August 1977) is a former professional footballer who last played for Senglea Athletic. Born in Nigeria, he represented the Malta national team.

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Career

Digger has previously played for many different Maltese clubs such as Għajnsielem, Pietà Hotspurs, Mosta F.C. and Naxxar Lions, before ending his career at Senglea Athletic. [1]

International career

Okonkwo has also represented the Malta national side [2] and played his first match on 21 August 1999.

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References

  1. Digger Okonkwo at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. MFA - NATIONAL 'A' PLAYERS APPEARANCES Archived 30 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine