Blessing Okardi

Blessing Okardi
Personal information
Date of birth November 5, 1988 (1988-11-05) (age 23)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right Midfielder
Club information
Current club Lobi Stars F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2009 Ocean Boys F.C.
2009- Lobi Stars F.C.
National team
2007 Nigeria U-20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Blessing Okardi (born 5 November 1988) is a football player from Nigeria, who plays currently for Lobi Stars F.C..

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Career

On October 27, 2006 he was on trial by KAA Gent. With Ocean Boys he captained their 2008 Nigerian FA Cup winning team, beating Gombe United in a penalty shootout on 5 July 2008.[1] He moved to Lobi Stars in October 2009.[2] He was banned for one year for his part in a referee attack in March 2010[3]

International

At international level, he made two appearances for Nigeria in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, against Scotland and Costa Rica.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kwairanga, Okardi differ on FA Cup outcome". Daily Trust. http://www.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14176&Itemid=129. Retrieved 2008-08-23. 
  2. ^ http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/30/okardi-set-for-more-goals/ Vanguard - October 30, 2009
  3. ^ "Okardi, three others banned". Daily Trust. http://www.news.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15728:okardi-three-others-banned-&catid=45:sports&Itemid=28. Retrieved 2010-03-16. 
  4. ^ "Blessing Okardi". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=267663/index.html. Retrieved 2008-08-23. 

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