Thankgod Amaefule (born 16 December 1984 in Port Harcourt) is a Nigerian former professional

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who played as a

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. Amaefule joined Dolphins in the summer of 2007, after playing several seasons in Poland and Greece, including Veria in the Greek second level. He was excluded from the remainder of Dolphins'

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campaign because of insubordination and inciting disunity. He transferred to crosstown rival Sharks and was a part of their run to the FA Cup final. He played his only match for Nigeria on 3 March 2010 against

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Personal life

His brother is Napoleon Amaefule.

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Dolphins coach shuts door against dropped player

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1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Port Harcourt Men's association football forwards Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Jeziorak Iława players Okęcie Warsaw players PAOK FC players Veria F.C. players Sharks F.C. players Dolphin F.C. (Nigeria) players Heartland F.C. players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub