Dumte Christian Pyagbara (born 13 March 1996) is a

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professional

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, who plays as a

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for Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan in the Nigeria Premier Football League.

International career

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

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. He helped the team defeat

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to a third-place finish, by a goal to nil.

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* 1996 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Enyimba F.C. players Sharks F.C. players Akwa United F.C. players Rangers International F.C. players AS Gabès players Damac FC players Heartland F.C. players FK Ventspils players Al-Sharq Club players Saudi First Division League players Latvian Higher League players Saudi Second Division players Nigeria men's A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in football Men's association football forwards Competitors at the 2015 African Games Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub