Imama Amapakabo
{{short description|Nigerian football manager}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name= Imama Amapakabo
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1969|7|27|df=yes}}
|birth_place= Nigeria
|position= Goalkeeper
|years1=
|clubs1= Sharks F.C.
|managerclubs1= Rangers International F.C.
|manageryears2=
|managerclubs2= El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.
|manageryears3= 2020-
|managerclubs3= Abia Warriors F.C.
}}
Imama Amapakabo (born 27 July 1969) is a Nigerian football manager and a former football player.
Career
After being part of the Nigeria squad that won the inaugural FIFA U-16 World Championship in 1985, Amapakabo's parents stopped being opposed to him playing football.[https://www.completesports.com/amapakabo-how-w-cup-win-with-golden-eaglets-swayed-my-parents-to-support-my-football/ Amapakabo: How W/Cup Win With Golden Eaglets Swayed My Parents To Support My Football] completesports.com
During a game against Nigerdock while playing for Sharks, he stopped a game to "take a toilet break" but was actually trying to ease the pressure on his team.[http://nigerianfootballer.com/2020/07/shit-matters-the-bizarre-story-of-how-a-top-goalkeeper-stopped-league-game-for-a-toilet-break.html Shit Matters: The bizarre story of how a top goalkeeper stopped league game for a toilet break] nigerianfootballer.com Despite this, Sharks lost 1-0 due to an error from Amapakabo.
In 2016, Amapakabo helped Rangers International win the Nigerian league despite being one of the youngest head coaches in the league.
References
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Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Nigeria men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Nigerian football managers
Category:20th-century Nigerian sportsmen
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