Kelvin Onosiughe (born 2 May 1992) is a footballer who plays as a

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for Albanian First Division club

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. Born and raised in Nigeria, he has been naturalized by Equatorial Guinea in order to play for that

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Biography

Onosiughe was born in

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, a

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and the most populous

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in Nigeria.

International career

In October 2010, Onosiughe received his first call for the Equatoguinean senior team and participated in a friendly lost against

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by 0–2 in

Malabo Malabo ( , ; formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko, ( bvb, Etulá, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a p ...

on 12 October 2010, and he also participated and scored his first Goal for the Equatorial Guinea under 23 at the London 2011 Olympic qualification African zone against Nigeria the game ended 1–4 in Malabo on 10 April 2011.

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* * * 1992 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Equatoguinean footballers Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers Nigerian footballers Footballers from Lagos Bridge F.C. players CD Binéfar players Nigerian expatriate footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate footballers in Finland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Sweden Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate footballers in Albania Naturalized citizens of Equatorial Guinea Naturalised association football players {{EquatorialGuinea-footy-bio-stub