Francis Okaroh
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francis Okaroh (born August 25, 1963 in Enugu) is a former Nigerian football (soccer) defender.
Okaroh played college soccer in the United States at Boston University from 1982 to 1986. From there, he played for various teams in Europe, as well as in the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Cleveland Force. Okaroh signed with Major League Soccer's New England Revolution in the league's inaugural season, 1996, and played there for two years, until he was taken by the Chicago Fire in the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft. He then helped the Fire to the 1998 MLS Cup and US Open Cup double. In 2000, he was traded to the Miami Fusion and spent a season there before a trade to the MetroStars. He never played for the latter club, and was waived before the 2001 season. In his five years in MLS, Okaroh never scored a goal and recorded just three assists.
Currently, Okaroh runs Francis Okaroh's Ultimate Soccer Academy in New Hampton, New Hampshire.
