Okiki Afolabi (born 12 December 1994 in

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...

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 ...

) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Naft in the

Iraqi Premier League The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion ...

. He was part of the Nigeria U-20 and U-23 country selected.

Biography

Sunshine Stars F.C

He began his career in the Sunshine Stars F.C. in

Nigeria Premier League The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships. The Nigerian league has suffered, like many others, from the financial impact and dwind ...

, he managed to convert 13 goals in 17 games played.

Talleres

In August 2016, Okiki was tested at argentine Racing Club playing for Argentine Primera División. However, he decided to emigrate to Cordoba and play for Talleres. After a couple of weeks of trial, he was accepted into the institution and Okiki became part of the first team. He was signed for one year with a purchase option.

Jimma Aba Jifar F.C.

Afolabi signed for

Ethiopian Premier League The Ethiopian Premier League (Amharic:የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ), known as the BetKing Ethiopian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top tier association football league of Ethiopia run by the Ethiopian Premier League ...

debutantes Jimma Aba Jifar F.C. at the start of the 2017/18 season. He enjoyed a very successful debut season with the club securing top goal scorer honors (23) and helping the club win its first ever title.

Ismaily SC

After a wonderful season in Ethiopia league he achieved the top scorer award and the most valuable player. Okiki drew the attention of some clubs and he received a lot of offers but he preferred to sign 4 years contract with the Egyptian giant Ismaily SC.

Honours

;

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; (lit. Workshops Athletic Club) mostly known simply as Talleres (lit. Workshops) or Talleres de Córdoba ) (Córdoba Workshops) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba. The institution is mostly known fo ...

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 team ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

; Jimma Aba Jifar F.C. *

: 2017-18 *Top Goal Scorer-23 goals: 2017-18

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Okiki Afolabi
at Footballdatabase {{DEFAULTSORT:Afolabi, Okiki 1994 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Sunshine Stars F.C. players Talleres de Córdoba footballers Jimma Aba Jifar F.C. players Mekelle 70 Enderta F.C. players Fasil Kenema S.C. players Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo players Argentine Primera División players Nigeria Professional Football League players Ethiopian Premier League players Syrian Premier League players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Syria Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Syria Footballers from Ibadan People from Oyo State Newroz SC players