Azubuike Egwuekwe

{{short description|Nigerian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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|fullname = Azubuike Emanuel Egwuekwe

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|16|df=y}}

|birth_place = Lafia, Nigeria

|height = {{height|m=1.95}}

|position = Centre back

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|years1 = 2006

|clubs1 = Nasarawa United

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|years2 = 2007–2008

|clubs2 = Yerima Strikers

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|years3 = 2008–2015

|clubs3 = Warri Wolves

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|years4 = 2016–2017

|clubs4 = KuPS

|caps4 = 50

|goals4 = 5

|years5 = 2017–2018

|clubs5 = SuperSport United

|caps5 = 12

|goals5 = 2

|years6 = 2018–2019

|clubs6 = Al-Nasr Benghazi

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|years7 = 2019–2020

|clubs7 = Rivers United

|caps7 = 4

|goals7 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2012–2015

|nationalteam1 = Nigeria

|nationalcaps1 = 35

|nationalgoals1 = 2

|club-update = 16:23, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

|ntupdate = 09:30, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

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Azubuike Emanuel Egwuekwe {{post-nominals|country=NGA|MON}} (born 16 July 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Club career

Born in Lafia, Egwuekwe has played club football for Nasarawa United, Yerima Strikers, Warri Wolves, KuPS and SuperSport United.{{NFT player|pid=46797|accessdate=28 March 2018}}{{soccerway|azubuike-egwueke/242543|accessdate=28 March 2018}}

After a year at Libyan club Al-Nasr Benghazi, Egwuekwe returned to Nigeria and joined Rivers United in September 2019.[https://www.completesports.com/egwuekwe-joins-rivers-united-on-one-year-deal-from-libyan-club/ Egwuekwe Joins Rivers United On One-Year Deal From Libyan Club], completesports.com, 9 September 2019

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.{{FIFA player|356711}} He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20970786|title=Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players|author=Oluwashina Okeleji|date=10 January 2013|accessdate=10 January 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}} He was also selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22827902|title=Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup|date=9 June 2013|accessdate=10 June 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}} and the 2014 African Nations Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25568201|title=Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad|author=Oluwashina Okeleji|date=1 January 2014|accessdate=2 January 2014|publisher=BBC Sport}}

Honours

Orders

60x60px Member of the Order of the Niger{{cite news |last=Okeleji |first=Oluwashina |author-link=Oluwashina Okeleji |date=13 February 2013 |title=Presidential reward for Super Eagles |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21450619 |department=Sport |work=BBC |location=Lagos |access-date=19 March 2024}}