Aliyu Ibrahim is a Nigerian professional

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, who plays as a

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for Nasarawa United F.C.

International career

In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be included in the Nigeria 23-man team for the

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. He helped the team to a third-place finish after Nigeria beat

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1-0.

References

Living people Nigeria A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Nigerian footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Association football forwards Year of birth missing (living people) People from Owerri Sportspeople from Imo State Nasarawa United F.C. players {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub