Chima Akas

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Chima Akas

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Chima Uche Akas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1994|05|03}}

| birth_place = Ibadan, Nigeria

| height = {{height|m=1.88}}

| currentclub = Khaitan

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre-back, left-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Active Academy Ibadan{{cite web|url=http://www.wolexis.com/2016/01/transfer-gist-chan-eagles-skipper.html |title=Transfer Gist: CHAN Eagles Skipper Chima Akas Rejects Enyimba For Turkey |date=30 January 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |website=wolexis.com}}

| years1 = 2010–2013

| clubs1 = Shooting Stars

| caps1 = 65

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = Sharks

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = Enyimba

| caps3 = 60

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = Kalmar FF

| caps4 = 31

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2022

| clubs5 = B-SAD

| caps5 = 44

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2022–2024

| clubs6 = Belenenses

| caps6 = 47

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = Khaitan

| caps7 =

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Nigeria U17

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 =

| nationalteam2 = Nigeria U20

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015–

| nationalteam3 = Nigeria U23

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2015–

| nationalteam4 = Nigeria

| nationalcaps4 = 11

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 29 September 2024

| ntupdate = 15:53, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

}}

Chima Akas Uche (born 3 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/17112/transfer-talk/2016/02/05/20039092/akwa-united-capture-chima-akas |title=Akwa United capture Chima Akas |date=5 February 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |website=goal.com}}{{cite web|url=http://dailypost.ng/2016/02/07/chima-akas-signs-for-akwa-united/ |title=Chima Akas signs for Akwa United |date=7 February 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |work=Daily Post Nigeria}}{{cite web |url=http://www.absradiotv.com/index.php/sport/2561-akwa-united-seals-deal-on-chima-akas |title=Akwa United seals deal on Chima Akas |date=7 February 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |work=Anambra Broadcasting Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412011932/http://www.absradiotv.com/index.php/sport/2561-akwa-united-seals-deal-on-chima-akas |archive-date=12 April 2018 |url-status=dead }} and was officially unveiled by the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4102/transfer-zone/2016/02/06/20067532/akwa-united-unveil-chima-akas-after-offering-more-money-to |title=Akwa United unveil Chima Akas after offering more money to snatch him from Enyimba's clutches |date=6 February 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |website=goal.com}} The player himself even posted a photo of himself wearing The Promise Keepers jersey on Twitter.{{Twitter|ChimaAkas/status/696313449584967680}} However, the transfer was eventually cancelled, and Akas joined Enyimba in March 2016.{{cite web|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/617566/Chima-Akas-cleared-for-Enyimba-Champions-League |title=Chima Akas Cleared for Enyimba Champions League |date=8 March 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |website=africanfootball.com}} He was named captain of the NPFL All-Stars in July 2016,{{cite web|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/633611/Chima-Akas-named-NPFL-All-Stars-skipper |title=Chima Akas Named NPFL All-Stars Skipper |date=15 July 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |website=africanfootball.com}} and featured in games against Málaga and Valencia.{{cite web|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/08/11/valencia-defeats-npfl-all-stars-2-1/ |title=Valencia Defeats NPFL All Stars 2–1 |date=11 August 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |website=thisdaylive.com}}

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.{{cite web|publisher=C.F. Os Belenenses|url=https://www.osbelenenses.com/2022/12/internacional-nigeriano-chima-akas-e-reforco-para-bruno-dias/|title=INTERNACIONAL NIGERIANO CHIMA AKAS É REFORÇO PARA BRUNO DIAS|trans-title=NIGERIAN INTERNATIONAL CHIMA AKAS IS REINFORCEMENT FOR BRUNO DIAS|date=5 December 2022|access-date=18 February 2023|language=pt}}

International career

Akas made his senior international debut in a 1–0 friendly defeat by the Ivory Coast in January 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.sl10.ng/news/articles/categories/generic/international-friendly-nigeria-0-1-cote-d-ivoire-11-january-2015/197634 |title=Kalou Hands Cote D'Ivoire Late Win Over Nigeria |date=11 January 2015 |access-date=3 May 2017 |work=SL10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118184434/https://www.sl10.ng/news/articles/categories/generic/international-friendly-nigeria-0-1-cote-d-ivoire-11-january-2015/197634 |archive-date=18 January 2018 |url-status=dead }} He captained his side for qualification for the 2016 African Nations Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.thecable.ng/im-not-competing-with-echiejile-says-chima-akas |title=I'm not competing with Echiejile, says Chima Akas |date=4 January 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |work=The Cable}} and maintained this status for the full tournament itself.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/5720/african-nations-championship-chan/2016/01/04/18974862/chima-akas-to-captain-nigeria-at-african-nations |title=Chima Akas to captain Nigeria at African Nations Championship |date=4 January 2016 |access-date=3 May 2017 |website=goal.com}}

International statistics

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="3"\|Nigeria \|2015	8	0
2016	3	0
2017	0	0
colspan=2\|Total	11	0

References

External links

{{soccerway|akas-uche-chima/394191}}
[http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/chan2016/TeamDetails/playerdetails?CompetitionPlayerId=dmMRRc5RFSht0ILJ1WF3zoFvkLim1JGxGs0TrEnFTB56STqE44zIM%2fCbQF1CHbs1 Profile] at CAF
[http://qsmltd.com/our-players/chima-akas/ Profile] at Quintessence Sports Management Ltd. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109093709/http://qsmltd.com/our-players/chima-akas/ |date=9 November 2017 }}.

Category:1994 births

Category:Footballers from Ibadan

Category:Living people

Category:Nigerian men's footballers

Category:Nigeria men's international footballers

Category:Nigeria men's A' international footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Men's association football central defenders

Category:Men's association football fullbacks

Category:Shooting Stars S.C. players

Category:Sharks F.C. players

Category:Kalmar FF players