Sylvanus Okpala

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| name = Sylvanus Okpala

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| fullname = Sylvanus Okpala

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|09|05|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Anambra State, Nigeria

| height = {{height|m=1.76}}

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| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1979-1983

| clubs1 = Enugu Rangers

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| years2 = 1983–1984

| clubs2 = União

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| years3 = 1984–1986

| clubs3 = Marítimo

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| years4 = 1986–1989

| clubs4 = União

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| years5 = 1989–1991

| clubs5 = Nacional

| caps5 = 39 | goals5 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 1979–1988

| nationalteam1 = Nigeria

| nationalcaps1 = 45 | nationalgoals1 = 5

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Sylvanus "Quicksilver" Okpala (born 5 September 1961) is a retired Nigerian football midfielder.

Okpala played club football for Enugu Rangers,[http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/sports/2007/dec/15/sports-15-12-2007-001.htm The Sun News On-line | Sports] C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese Liga.{{cite web|publisher=Fora de Jogo|title=Sylvanus (Sylvanus Okpala)|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=196109050001|language=Portuguese|accessdate=3 September 2009}}

Okpala played for the Nigeria national football team at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Sylvanus Okpala Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ok/sylvanus-okpala-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050624/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ok/sylvanus-okpala-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|accessdate=3 September 2009}}{{FIFA player|199550|Sylvanus Okpala}} He also played for the squad that won the 1980 African Cup of Nations.

On 8 November 2011, Sylvanus became assistant manager of Nigeria National Team.

[http://allafrica.com/stories/201111080605.html] and was part of the coaching crew that led Nigeria to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title.