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92:Centre back
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1787:Categories
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1663:Olofinjana
1578:Enakarhire
534:References
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448:Bundesliga
58:1 May 1978
54:1978-05-01
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1451:Onigbinde
1256:Okoronkwo
1034:Babangida
954:Okoronkwo
807:Okoronkwo
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37:in 2012
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1653:Ikedia
1643:Etafia
1618:Okocha
1598:Yakubu
1306:Okocha
1276:Ikedia
1129:Akanji
1109:Ikpeba
1089:Ojigwe
1054:Oliseh
1004:Okocha
984:Yakubu
974:Finidi
797:Okpara
777:Ikedia
747:Oliseh
737:Yakubu
687:Sunday
657:Etafia
513:Honors
488:Zambia
468:Moscow
407:Career
355:Rostov
337:Moscow
80:Height
35:Rostov
1743:Ejide
1713:Ekong
1683:Udeze
1673:Abbey
1633:Lawal
1608:Agali
1588:Utaka
1421:Utaka
1371:Sodje
1351:Udeze
1331:Ejide
1321:Lawal
1139:Amodu
1069:Oruma
1044:Udeze
1014:Lawal
994:Agali
827:Okoye
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717:Agali
124:Years
70:Nbene
1558:Kanu
1538:Yobo
1266:West
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576:and
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