Sibi Gwar (born 9 September 1987 in Gboko) is a Nigerian

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player who plays for

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in the Nigeria Premier League.

Early life

Gwar hails from Gboko in Konshisha local government area of Benue State and attended the Government Secondary School, Gboko (1991–1998).

Career

He began his career with Ebonyi Angels. After 1 year with Kwara he moved to Enyimba International F.C. in early 2008 and returned to Lobi in June 2008. After a successful season with Lobi and winning the NFA Golden Boot, Gwar signed with his former club

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in 2009. At Kwara United FC he scored nine league goals. In June 2010, Argentine football coach Rodolfo Zapata, the former coach of

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, named Gwar in a list of players he thought should form the basis of the future Nigeria national football team. Sibi was described as a "Speedy attacker, quick with the ball, eye for goals, good finisher and dangerous in the goal box." He signed with Niger Tornadoes in spring 2011, and scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win over his former Kwara United team on 11 May. He scored six goals in his first three games with Tornadoes. In June 2012 Sibi Gwar became the highest goal scorer in the Nigeria Premier League after scoring a brace against his former team

and taking his goal tally to 12 goals. Sibi was named as the Nigerian league player of the week in May 2012, He was again named as the league's Star of the week for the second straight week in June 2012 and was league player of the year. He signed with Enyimba in November 2012 on a one-year deal. On 2 August 2015, Sibi Gwar joined

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After leaving Shooting to join Victoria Hotspurs F.C.in Malta, he returned to Nigeria on deadline day and signed with Nasarawa United.Gwar joins Nasarawa United on transfer deadline day
/ref> Gwar has won the NFF Golden Boot twice, during the 2008 and 2012 Nigeria Premier League seasons.

International career

Gwar received his first callup to the

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in August 2012, when he was named in Stephen Keshi's squad for a friendly against Niger.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gwar, Sibi 1987 births Living people Nigerian footballers Association football midfielders Enyimba F.C. players Lobi Stars F.C. players Kwara United F.C. players Niger Tornadoes F.C. players Shooting Stars S.C. players Nigeria Professional Football League players BCC Lions F.C. players People from Gboko Anambra United F.C. players