Olisa Ndah

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Olisa Ndah
Personal information
Full name Olisa Harold Ndah [1]
Date of birth (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Asaba, Nigeria [2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) [3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 49
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Delta Stars
2015 Sharks
2015–2016 Sliema Wanderers 0 (0)
2016–2017 Ħamrun Spartans 0 (0)
2017–2018 Sirens 0 (0)
2018–2019 Remo Stars 16 (0)
2019–2021 Akwa United 37 (0)
2021– Orlando Pirates 53 (1)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U23 3 (0)
2019– Nigeria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:01, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Olisa Harold Ndah (born 21 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for South African Premier Division side Orlando Pirates and the Nigeria national team. [4] [5]

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Club career

Ndah joined Nigeria Premier League side Remo Stars during the 2018–19 season on a two-year contract. [6] [7] On 25 January 2020, Akwa United officially announced the acquisition of Ndah on a two-year deal. [8] [9] [10]

Ndah won the Nigerian Professional Football league title with Akwa United, his first silverware with the club. [11]

On the 26th of August 2021 he was announced as a new Orlando Pirates player. [12]

International

Ndah has represented Nigeria U23 at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Egypt. [13] [14] [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Olisa Ndah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Olisa Ndah". Orlando Pirates. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "NPFL: WE HAVE TO MAKE IT COUNT __OLISA NDAH". akwaunitedfc.com. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ndah Wants More Goals Conversion As Akwa United Hosts Pillars". npfl.ng. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Olisa Ndah". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dream Team invitation excites Remo Stars' Olisa Ndah". today.ng. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Akwa Utd Bolster Squad With Six New Signings". akwaunitedfc.com. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Akwa United signs CHAN Eagles defender Olisa Ndah". brila.net. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Olisa Harold Ndah". sofascore.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Akwa United Wins 2020/2021 NPFL Title". Channels Television. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Peprah and Ndah: Orlando Pirates confirm signing of Ghana and Nigeria internationals | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Nigeria name final squad for U23 AFCON, Sunusi Ibrahim leads NPFL stars – Score Nigeria".
  14. ↑ "U23 AFCON: Dele-Bashiru and Awoniyi lead Nigeria squad". November 2019.
  15. ↑ "Ivory Coast shock Nigeria in U23 Group B opener". BBC Sport.


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