Francis Kumbur

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Francis Kumbur
Personal information
Full name Francis Shom Kumbur
Date of birth (1979-04-04) 4 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Plateau United
1998–2001 KAC Marrakech
2002 Yeovil Town 5 (3)
2002–2003 Haywards Heath Town
2003–2004 Gravesend & Northfleet
2006–2009 Plateau United
2009–2010 Eastbourne Town [1] 11 (0)
International career
2002 Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Shom Kumbur (born 4 April 1979) is a Nigerian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Career

Born in Lagos, Kumbur has played in Nigeria, Morocco and England for Plateau United, KAC Marrakech, Yeovil Town, Haywards Heath Town, Gravesend & Northfleet [2] and Eastbourne Town. [3]

He also earned one cap for Nigeria in 2002. [2]

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References

  1. "Francis Kumbur". Eastbourne Town F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 Francis Kumbur at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Bloor recruits new midfielder". NonLeagueDaily.com. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)