Ricky (footballer)

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Richard Daddy Owobokiri, known as Ricky (born Port Harcourt, 1961) was a Nigerian footballer, who reached stardom in Portugal.

His first team in Portugal was Benfica, in the 1988/89 season, but he only played four games, and moved to other teams the following seasons.

In Boavista, he reached the greatest success of his career, in 1991/92, being the top scorer of the I Division, with 30 goals, and also winning the Cup of Portugal the same year. He played several times for Nigeria National Team, including the African Nations Cup, in 1992, but wasn´t present at the World Cup 1994 finals.