Sambo Choji

{{Short description|Nigerian former football striker|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{BLP one source|date=February 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sambo Choji

| image =

| fullname = Sambo Choji

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|3|13}}

| birth_place = Benin City, Nigeria

| height = {{height|m=1.72|precision=0}}

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1993–1994

| youthclubs1 = Greater Tomorrow

| years1 = 1994–1995

| clubs1 = SF Hostenbach

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1995–2005

| clubs2 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| caps2 = 168

| goals2 = 80

| years3 = 2002–2003

| clubs3 = Eintracht Braunschweig

| caps3 = 23

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2003–2004

| clubs4 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| caps4 = 19

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2004–2005

| clubs5 = → Persepolis (loan)

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2006–2007

| clubs6 = SKN St. Pölten

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 1993

| nationalteam1 = Nigeria U16

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

}}

Sambo Choji (born 13 March 1977 in Benin City) is a Nigerian former football striker. Choji was an integral member of the Nigeria national Under-17 team, the golden eaglets that won the Fifa World Under-17 championship in 1993 in Tokyo, Japan. He played all games operating in the left flank as Nigeria beat title holders, Ghana, to be crowned champions a second time.

He is currently retired and residing in his home city of Jos, in Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria where he has been developing future football talents.

Choji has played for Plateau United fc of Jos,1. FC Saarbrücken and Eintracht Braunschweig in the German 2. Bundesliga.{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/chojisambo | title = Sambo Choji | language = German | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = 14 April 2012}}

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