Moses Kpakor

Moses Kpakor
Personal information
Date of birthJanuary 6, 1965
Place of birthBenué State, Nigeria
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1982Hawks-(-)
1983Electricity-(-)
1984–1986BCC Lions-(-)
1987Abiola Babes-(-)
1988–1998BCC Lions-(-)
National team
1979–1993Nigeria-(-)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Moses Kpakor (born 6 January 1965) is a retired football midfielder who played for Nigeria at the 1990 African Cup of Nations in Algeria.

Career

Born in Benué State, Kpakor began playing club football as a defensive midfielder for local side Hawks of Makurdi. He would play in the Nigerian Premier League with Electricity FC, BCC Lions FC and Abiola Babes during an 18-year career.[1] He won the Nigerian FA Cup twice (with Abiola Babes in 1987 and with BCC Lions in 1989) and the African Cup Winners' Cup (with BCC Lions in 1990).[2]

Kpakor made several appearances for the Nigeria senior national team, including a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He played in every match at the 1990 African Cup of Nations, helping Nigeria to a runners'-up finish.[3]

After he retired from playing, Kpakor became a football coach. He managed his former club, BCC Lions.[4]

Personal

Kpakor's son, Kelvin, is also a professional footballer.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Atoyebi, Olufemi (27 October 2012). "Police, EFCC should probe NPL over missing TV money –Moses Kpakor". Punch.
  2. ↑ Abu, Festus (11 May 2013). "‘Westerhof saved Nigerian players’ – Kpakor". Punch.
  3. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1990 Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
  4. ↑ "‘I wanted to commit suicide’, Say Moses Kpakor". Daily Sun. February 2011.
  5. ↑ Aiyejina, Tana (18 April 2009). "I don’t want to be a ‘destroyer’ like my dad –Kelvin Kpakor". Nigerianbestforum.com.

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