Victor Namo

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Victor Namo
Personal information
Full name Victor Namo
Date of birth (1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Al Ahly Benghazi
Number No. 8
Youth career
Baby mighty fc Bukuru Yobe Desert Stars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2012 Kano Pillars F.C. 112 (73)
2013 Nasarawa United 53 (28)
2014– Al Ahly Benghazi 32 (21)
International career
2013 Nigeria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 munite

Victor Namo also known as V.I.C (born 3 November 1988 in Jos) is a footballer who currently plays for Al Ahly Benghazi in the Libyan Premier League.

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Career

Namo began his career with Yobe Desert Stars and was in 2006 scouted from Kano Pillars F.C. He had trials in Vietnam and Israel in 2008. In October 2009, Victor was linked with Sudanese top clubs Al-Merreikh and Al-Hilal Omdurman. [1] [2] [3]

After a successful career with Kano Pillars Football club where he played from 2006-2012 helping the club win its first Nigerian Premier League in 2007-08 and his goal scoring form helped in eliminating the likes of Al Ahly scoring both at home and away in that encounter at the CAF Champions League he finished the campaign with 7 goals that season. He left the club immediately after helping Kano Pillars secure its second League title in 2011-2012 season to Nasarawa United.

In his debut season at Nasarawa United, he does what he knows best which is finding the back of the net and finished the season as top scorer in the league with 19 goals.

In January 2014, Namo left Nigeria for Libyan Premier League giants Al Ahly Benghazi. [4]

Namo joint Plateau United on a season loan and later retired from active football due to injury. In 2019/2020 Victor Namo got admission in Nigeria institute for sport (NIS) Abuja centre in a 3 month certificate course. Namo is currently working with mees palace academy jos as a coach/manager.

Achievements

Champions (3): 2007-08, 2011-12,
Runners-up (1): 2009-10
Runners-up (1): 2012

Performance in CAF competitions

2009 - Semi-Finals

Personal Achievements

Nigeria Premier League Top Scorer (1): 2013

Coach and Team manager Mees palace FC Jos

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