Emeka is a name of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
n origins. It is an abbreviation of the
Igbo
Igbo may refer to:
* Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria
* Igbo language, their language
* anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria
See also
* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
* Igbo music
* Igbo art
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* Igbo-Ukwu, a ...
name
Chukwuemeka Chukwuemeka is an Igbo phrase meaning "God has done so much". It is both a surname and a given name. It may be shortened to Emeka and may refer to:
* Caleb Chukwuemeka, English footballer
* Carney Chukwuemeka, English footballer
* Vivian Chukwue ...
, meaning "God has done so much".
Notable people with the surname "Emeka" include
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Anthony Emeka
Anthony emeka (born 10 April 1990) is a Nigerian football player who plays for Chalkida in Gamma Ethniki
The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highes ...
(born 1990), Nigerian footballer
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Chinonso Emeka (born 2001), Nigerian footballer
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Francis Emeka (born 1990), Nigerian footballer
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Princewill Emeka (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
Notable people with the given name "Emeka" include
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Emeka Ananaba
Nigerian Chieftaincy, Chief Sir Emeka Ananaba is a Nigerian politician. Ananaba served as the Deputy Governor of Abia State from 2011 to 2015 under Tribal chief, Chief T. A. Orji.
Biography
Ananaba was born on the 31 March 1945 at Obegu, in ...
(born 1945), Nigerian politician
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Emeka Ani, Nigerian actor
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Emeka Anyaoku
Chief Emeka Anyaoku, GCVO, CFR, CON (born 18 January 1933)"Anyaoku, Eleazar Chukwuemeka", in ''Africa Who's Who'', London: Africa Journal for Africa Books Ltd, 1981, p. 137. is a Nigerian diplomat of Igbo descent. He was the third Commonwealt ...
(born 1933), Nigerian diplomat
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Emeka Atuloma (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka (born October 18, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life and high school
Egbuka grew up in DuPont, Washington and attended Steilacoom High School. He was named the Washington Gatorade Pl ...
(born 2002), American football player
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Emeka Emerun
Emeka Emerun (born 11 November 1994) is a Nigerian football player who plays for FK Budućnost Dobanovci in the Serbian First League.
Club career
Born in Owerri, he begin playing football inspired by his mother, who was a football player. He s ...
(born 1994), Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Eze (disambiguation), multiple people
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Emeka Jude Ezeonu
Emeka Jude Ezeonu (born 13 September 1991) is a Nigerian Nigerian national football team, international Association football, football player and features for Ifeanyi Ubah FC Nigeria. Victoria University Sports Club Uganda. Victors FC Uganda. Ki ...
(born 1991), Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Ezeugo
Emeka Ezeugo (born 16 December 1965) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He debuted as a professional footballer for Indian club East Bengal FC, has also represented the Nigeria national team in the FIFA Wo ...
(born 1965), Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Ifejiagwa (born 1977), Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Ihedioha
Emeka Ihedioha (born 24 March 1965) is a Nigerian politician and Businessman. Ihedioha is the governor with the shortest tenure in South Eastern Nigeria. He is the former Governor of Imo State and a former Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of ...
(born 1965), Nigerian politician
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Emeka Ike
Emeka Ike (born 22 March 1967) is a Nigerian actor. He was a special guest in Monrovia on the occasion of the commissioning of the new pavilion of Center for Democratic Change CDC, in Liberia.
Emeka Ike is known for A Million Tears 2 (2006), I ...
(born 1967), Nigerian actor
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Emeka Mamale
Emeka Esanga Mamale (21 October 1977 – 25 June 2020) was a football player from the DR Congo.
Career
At age 33, Mamale joined Matadi side TC Elima on a six-month contract.
He represented his country at the 1996, 1998 and 2000 African Cup of ...
(born 1977), Congolese footballer
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Emeka Nnamani
Chukwuemeka Paul "Emeka" Nnamani (born 4 November 2001) is a Danish professional association football, footballer who plays for Danish 1st Division club Nykøbing FC. Born in Denmark, he is of Nigerian descent.
Club career Nordsjælland
Nnamani w ...
(born 2001), Danish footballer
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Emeka Nwadike
Chukwuemeka Ibezimife Nwadike (born 9 August 1978) is an English former professional footballer of Nigerian descent.
He played as a midfielder notably in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town between 1996 and 1998. Following on from that h ...
(born 1978), English footballer
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Emeka Nwajiobi
Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Nwajiobi (born 25 May 1959) is a former professional footballer. He had a short footballing career but became a firm favourite with the Luton Town fans in the mid-1980s.
Career
Nwajiobi started out in non-league playing for ...
(born 1959), Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Nwokedi
Emeka Nwokedi is a Nigerian conductor and music director. Since 1995, he has been the conductor and music director of Muson Centre. In February 1988, he co-founded Lagos City Chorale.
Early life and education
Nwokedi is from Ichida, Anaocha, ...
, Nigerian conductor
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Emeka Obi
Chukwuemeka David Obi (born 6 June 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for AFC Fylde.
Career
Aged 15 years and 86 days, he made his professional debut in a Football League Trophy match for Bury on 30 August 2016 ...
(born 2001), English-Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Obidile
Emeka Obidile (born 27 August 1977) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Obidile began his career in the German Regionalliga, playing with Atlas Delmenhorst and Spandauer SV. He moved to Poland, where ...
(born 1977), Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Offor
Emeka Offor (born February 10, 1959) is a Nigerian oil magnate and entrepreneur, born in Kafanchan, Kaduna state.
He hails from Irefi Oraifite in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra State, Nigeria. Offor had his primary education at Eziukw ...
(born 1959), Nigerian entrepreneur
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Emeka Ogboh
Emeka Ogboh (born 1977) is a Nigerian sound and installation artist best known for his soundscapes of life in Lagos. Trained as an artist, he began working with sounds that characterize cities following an Egyptian multimedia art program. He p ...
(born 1977), Nigerian sound artist
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Emeka Ogbugh
Emeka Ogbugh (born 22 February 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Mouloudia Oujda
Mouloudia Club of Oujda ( ar, مولودية وجدة), commonly abbreviated to MC Oudja, is a Moroccan football club based in Oujda. Mouloudia, whi ...
(born 1990), Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Oguzie
Emeka Emmanuel Oguzie is a Nigerian chemist and researcher. He is the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
He is the Center Leader of the Africa Center of Excellence in Future Energies & Electrochemical Systems ...
(born 1972), Nigerian chemist
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Emeka Okafor
Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi "Emeka" Okafor (born September 28, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Okafor attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and the University of Connecticut, where in 2004 he won a national champ ...
(born 1982), American basketball player
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Emeka Okereke
Emeka Okereke (born 1980) is a Nigerian photographer, filmmaker, writer and visual artist who lives and works in Lagos and Berlin.
Okereke is the cofounder of the Invisible Borders Trans-African Photographers Organisation.
In 2018, he receiv ...
(born 1980), Nigerian photographer
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Emeka Ononye (born 1992), Canadian soccer player
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Emeka Onowu (born 1984), Nigerian politician
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Emeka Onwuamaegbu (born 1959), Nigerian general
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Emeka Onyemaechi (born 1974), Nigerian judoka
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Emeka Opara (born 1984), Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Ossai
Emeke Ossai is a Nigerian film actor. He won the Best Supporting actor award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards for his performance in the movie "Checkpoint". he is of the opinion that the new Nollywood lacks credibility.
Personal life
Ossai ...
, Nigerian actor
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Emeka Sibeudu (born 1958), Nigerian politician
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Emeka Udechuku (born 1979), English discus thrower
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Emeka Jude Ugali (born 1982), Nigerian footballer
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Emeka Umeh (born 1999), Nigerian footballer
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