Kingsley Obiekwu

Football player infobox| playername = Kingsley Obiekwu
fullname =
nickname = Shagari
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|11|12|mf=y
cityofbirth = Ibusa Delta State
countryofbirth = Nigeria
height = 2
currentclub = Enugu Rangers
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position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1992-1995 1995-1998 1998-1999 2001-2003 2002-2003
2004-
clubs = Udoji United Go Ahead Eagles Al Ahli (UAE) Enugu Rangers Al-Masry (loan)
Enugu Rangers
caps(goals) = 63 (7)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Nigeria U-23
nationalcaps(goals) =
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Kingsley Obiekwu (born November 12, 1974 in Ibusa Delta) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender. He was a key part of Nigeria's Gold Medal winning team at the 1996 Olympics. After what he describes as a successful football career Obiekwu announced, in January 2007, his intention of launching his Kingsley Obiekwu Foundation in Nigeria, United States and the United Kingdom for African youths development through sports. Obiekwu is also a founding member of Positive Role Model a UK charity that builds positive and enhanced development of children and young adults through Positive Role Modeling. Obiekwu is married with four children. [ [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=8410 Ghana holds Nigeria in Lagos] (28 August 1999)]

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* [http://www.nigerianplayers.com/player.asp?pID=237 Profile at Nigerian Players.com]