Emmanuel Okala (born May 17, 1951) is a former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played for the

Nigerian national football team The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013. In April 1994, ...

from 1972 to 1980. He was named "Footballer of the Year" in 1978 after winning the

1980 African Cup of Nations The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Nigeria. Just like in 1978, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Nigeria won ...

tournament while representing

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 ...

Honours

Individual

* Footballer of The Year Award – 1978

International

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* 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from Anambra State Sportspeople from Onitsha Rangers International F.C. players 1978 African Cup of Nations players 1980 African Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Nigeria men's international footballers African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1978 All-Africa Games {{Nigeria-footy-goalkeeper-stub