Chima Akas Uche (born 3 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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for Kuwaiti club Khaitan and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

After being called up to the full Nigeria international squad, Akas was subject to bids from both Enyimba and Akwa United. After supposedly being offered more money by the latter, he was reported to have signed a contract, and was officially unveiled by the club. The player himself even posted a photo of himself wearing ''The Promise Keepers'' jersey on Twitter. However, the transfer was eventually cancelled, and Akas joined Enyimba in March 2016. He was named captain of the NPFL All-Stars in July 2016, and featured in games against

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and

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. On 5 December 2022, Akas agreed to join original Belenenses in Liga 3 in January 2023 after playing for the off-shoot club Belenenses SAD for the previous three seasons.

International career

Akas made his senior international debut in a 1–0 friendly defeat by the

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in January 2015. He captained his side for

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for the

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and maintained this status for the full tournament itself.

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at Quintessence Sports Management Ltd. . 1994 births Footballers from Ibadan Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Nigeria men's A' international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Men's association football fullbacks Shooting Stars S.C. players Sharks F.C. players Kalmar FF players Enyimba F.C. players B-SAD players C.F. Os Belenenses players Khaitan SC players Nigeria Professional Football League players Allsvenskan players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Kuwait Premier League players 2016 African Nations Championship players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub