Nduka Ozokwo
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Nduka Morrisson Ozokwo (born 25 December 1988) is a Nigerian
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 most recently played for Ankaragücü in the Turkish
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.


Club career

Born in
Enugu Enugu ( ; ) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern part of Nigeria. The city had a population of 820,000 according to the 2022 Nigerian census. The name ''Enugu'' is derived from the two Igbo words ''Énú ...
, Nigeria, Ozokwo began his career at local side
Enugu Rangers Rangers International Football Club, commonly known as Enugu Rangers, is a Nigerian professional association football team. They are based in Enugu and play their home games at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. Enugu Rangers are one of the three olde ...
. He moved to French outfit
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, signing a one-year contract shortly before the transfer window for summer 2007 closed. At the
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club he played alongside compatriot Onyekachi Apam, also a former Enugu Rangers player. Nice choose not to renew his contract in the summer of 2009, so Ozokwo returned to Enugu Rangers for the remainder of the year. In January 2010, he joined
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side
Boluspor Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965.Ankaragücü, İlhan Parlak ve Nduka Ozokwo'yu transfer etti
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International career

Represented his country in the
2007 African Youth Championship The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Qualification Preliminary Round Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozambiqu ...
where his team were runners up to
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. Following this he captained the side in the
2007 U-20 World Cup The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the score ...
in Canada where he wore the number nine shirt as the team exited in the quarter-finals.


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Profile on ESPN
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozokwo, Nduka 1988 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers Rangers International F.C. players OGC Nice players Boluspor footballers Mersin Talim Yurdu footballers Adanaspor footballers Ligue 1 players Süper Lig players TFF First League players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Footballers from Enugu State Footballers from Enugu