Kingsley Obiekwu
{{short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kingsley Obiekwu
| image = Kingsley Obiekwu.jpg
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|11|12|df=y}}{{cite web|title=Men's Olympic Football Tournament – Atlanta 1996 – Nigeria |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197142/teams/team=1889763.html |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=5 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623030801/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197142/teams/team%3D1889763.html |archivedate=23 June 2011 }}
| birth_place = Ibusa, Nigeria
| height =
| position = Defender
| years1 = 1992–1995
| clubs1 = Udoji United
| caps1 = ?
| goals1 = ?
| years2 = 1995–1998
| clubs2 = Go Ahead Eagles
| caps2 = 63
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 1998–2000
| clubs3 = Al-Ahli
| caps3 = ?
| goals3 = ?
| years4 = 2000–2002
| clubs4 = Enugu Rangers
| caps4 = ?
| goals4 = ?
| years5 = 2002–2003
| clubs5 = Al-Masry
| caps5 = ?
| goals5 = ?
| years6 = 2003–2006
| clubs6 = Enugu Rangers
| caps6 = ?
| goals6 = ?
| manageryears1 = 2012
| manageryears2 = 2009–2013
| managerclubs1 = USS Kraké[http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2012/january/15-benin-club-lure-coach-kingsley-obiekwu.html http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2012/january/15-benin-club-lure-coach-kingsley-obiekwu.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313084211/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2012/january/15-benin-club-lure-coach-kingsley-obiekwu.html |date=13 March 2012 }}
| managerclubs2 = Ingas FC (Enugu)[http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4093/nigeria/2013/06/12/4043777/non-league-side-ingas-shock-ranchers-bees-out-of-federation http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4093/nigeria/2013/06/12/4043777/non-league-side-ingas-shock-ranchers-bees-out-of-federation]
| nationalyears1 = 1996–1999
| nationalteam1 = Nigeria
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{NGA}}}}{{MedalSport|Men's Football}}{{MedalGold|1996 Atlanta|Team Competition}}
| image_size = 150px
}}
Kingsley Obiekwu (born 12 November 1974) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a defender. He represented Nigeria at international level and was a member of the squad which won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/14759.html |title=Kingsley Obiekwu |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=5 August 2011}} He coached Ingas F.C. of Enugu, Nigeria, between 2009 and 2013, after a brief stint with Benin side, USS Kraké.
References
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{{Nigeria squad 1996 Olympics}}
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Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Nigeria men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Rangers International F.C. players
Category:Go Ahead Eagles players
Category:Shabab Al Ahli Club players
Category:Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Olympic footballers for Nigeria
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:UAE Pro League players
Category:Sportspeople from Delta State
Category:Nigerian football managers
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
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