Kunle Odunlami (born 5 March 1990) is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

professional

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, who plays as a defender.

International career

In January 2014, coach

Stephen Keshi Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (23 January 1962 – 7 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and manager. During his playing career, Keshi played as a defender and earned 60 caps for the Nigeria national team, making him the nation's second-most ...

, invited him to be included in the

Nigeria national football team The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013. In April 1994, ...

for the

2014 African Nations Championship The 2014 African Nations Championship was the third African Nations Championship football tournament. The 16 national teams featured players from the respective national championships. The tournament took place between 11 January and 1 February ...

team, where he started every match and made the tournament's Best XI as the team placed third.

References

Living people 2014 African Nations Championship players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Nigerian men's footballers 1990 births Yoruba sportspeople Nigeria men's international footballers Liga I players FC Botoșani players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Men's association football defenders Nigeria men's A' international footballers Sunshine Stars F.C. players First Bank F.C. players Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India Gokulam Kerala FC players Expatriate men's footballers in India Place of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub