Osadebamwen Moses Okoro (born 7 September 1990) is a Nigerian international

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who plays for

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 ...

, as a

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Personal life

Okoro's brothers,

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and Charles, are also footballers.

Club career

Okoro has played club football in Nigeria for

Bayelsa United Bayelsa United FC is a football club based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria. They play in the second division of Nigerian football, the Nigeria National League. Their home games are played at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Ovom, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. ...

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and

. In December 2016, he was crowned the Edo Footballer of the Year by the Edo FA

International career

He made his international debut for

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in 2011. He was named in the Nigerian team for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship and

2016 African Nations Championship The 2016 African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2016) was the 4th edition of the African Nations Championship, the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men' ...

International goals

:''Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.''

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* 1990 births Living people Nigerian footballers Nigerian expatriate footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Bayelsa United F.C. players Heartland F.C. players Rangers International F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate footballers in Zambia Buildcon F.C. players Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Zambia Nigeria men's A' international footballers 2016 African Nations Championship players 2018 African Nations Championship players {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub