James Okwuosa

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James Okwuosa
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Okwuosa with Kuching City in 2025
Personal information
Full name James Onyekachukwu Okwuosa [1]
Date of birth (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Ogbaru, Nigeria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Kuching City
Number 35
Youth career
El-Kanemi Warriors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Lobi Stars
2010–2012 Enugu Rangers
2012–2019 Chippa United 111 (0)
2017 → Orlando Pirates (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2021 Qadsia SC
2021–2022 Al Shabab
2023 PDRM 24 (3)
2024– Kuching City 14 (0)
International career‡
2013 Nigeria 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2013

James Onyekachukwu Okwuosa (born 14 September 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for and captains the Malaysia Super League club Kuching City. [2]

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Club career

On 5 September 2019, Okwuosa moved to Kuwait club Qadsia SC.

On 4 September 2021, he moved to another Kuwaiti club, Al Shabab.

On 3 February 2023, Okwuosa moved to Malaysia Super League club PDRM.

International career

Okwuosa made his debut for the Nigeria national team as a substitute in the August 2013 during a match against South Africa in the Mandela cup – a match the Eagles won 2–0. [3] He subsequently played during a friendly match against Burkina Faso in Kaduna which Nigeria won 4–1. On 13 October 2013, he competed in his first competitive match as a substitute for Emmanuel Emenike in the 93rd minute during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "James Onyekachukwu Okwuosa – Player profile 24/25, stats, rating and transfer history". Transferhunt. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "James Okwuosa Kereta Kebal Baharu Kuching City" (in Malay). 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ugo Okwuosa – At Last Full Album". Free Music Albums – ligurianports. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "World Cup Playoff: Ethiopia Vs. Nigeria -- Live Updates". Premium Times Nigeria. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.


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