Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sylvanus Okpala | ||
Date of birth | 5 September 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Anambra State, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979-1983 | Enugu Rangers | ||
1983–1984 | União | ||
1984–1986 | Marítimo | ||
1986–1989 | União | ||
1989–1991 | Nacional | 39 | (3) |
International career | |||
1979–1988 | Nigeria | 45 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sylvanus "Quicksilver" Okpala (born 5 September 1961) is a retired Nigerian football midfielder.
Okpala played club football for Enugu Rangers, [1] C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese Liga. [2]
Okpala played for the Nigeria national football team at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] He also played for the squad that won the 1980 African Cup of Nations.
On 8 November 2011, Sylvanus has become assistant manager of Nigeria National Team. .
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