Abdulwaheed Afolabi (born 8 December 1991) is a Nigerian professional

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player who plays for Beninese club Loto-Popo FC. Abdulwaheed has played for Russian Premier League team Kuban Krasnodar and Ukraine Premier League team

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. He has earned 14 caps and scored 3 goals for the Nigeria national youth teams.

Career

Afolabi went on trial with

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of the South African

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in August 2011, but negotiations broke down and he returned to

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. In March 2012, Afolabi signed a two-year contract with

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side

. Afolabi then transferred to

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side Kuban Krasnodar in August 2012, signing a four-year contract. Afolabi made his debut for Kubam on 30 November 2012 in a game against

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. In May 2017, Afolabi signing for Gombe United.

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* * * 1991 births Footballers from Kaduna Yoruba sportspeople Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's youth international footballers Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football forwards Niger Tornadoes F.C. players SC Tavriya Simferopol players FC Kuban Krasnodar players Gabala SC players FC Saxan players Shooting Stars S.C. players Gombe United F.C. players Plateau United F.C. players El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. players Kwara United F.C. players Nigeria Professional Football League players Ukrainian Premier League players Russian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Moldovan Super Liga players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Benin Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Benin {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub