Stella Mbachu

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Stella Mbachu
Personal information
Full name Stella Mbachu
Date of birth (1978-04-16) 16 April 1978 (age 44)
Place of birth Mgbidi, Nigeria
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Rivers Angels
International career
1999–2014 Nigeria 88 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stella Chinyere Mbachu // ( Loudspeaker.svg listen ) (born 16 April 1978) is a Nigerian professional soccer player born in 1978 in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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