Sylvanus Okpala

Sylvanus Okpala
Personal information
Full name Sylvanus Okpala
Date of birth (1961-09-05) 5 September 1961
Place of birth Anambra State, Nigeria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979-1983 Enugu Rangers
1983–1984 União
1984–1986 Marítimo
1986–1989 União
1989–1991 Nacional 39 (3)
International career
1979–1988 Nigeria 45 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Okpala played club football for Enugu Rangers,[1] C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese Liga.[2]

Okpala played for the Nigeria national football team at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[3][4] 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. and was part of the coaching crew that led Nigeria to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title.

References

  1. ↑ The Sun News On-line | Sports
  2. ↑ "Sylvanus (Sylvanus Okpala)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Sylvanus Okpala Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  4. ↑ Sylvanus Okpala – FIFA competition record (archived)


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