Sunday Mba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sunday Mba | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CA Bastia | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Pepsi Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Enyimba | ||
| 2007 | Enugu Rangers | ||
| 2007–2008 | Enyimba | ||
| 2008–2009 | Enugu Rangers | ||
| 2009–2010 | Dolphins | ||
| 2010–2013 | Warri Wolves | ||
| 2013 | → Enugu Rangers (loan) | ||
| 2014– | CA Bastia | 16 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Nigeria | 21 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sunday Mba (born 28 November 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for CA Bastia and the Nigeria national team.[1]
Club career
Mba joined Rangers on loan in May 2013 from Warri Wolves. He scored in his Rangers' debut, a 3–1 loss to Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo in the 2013 CAF Champions League[2] He signed for Bastia in December after a drawn-out negotiation that lasted most of the year.[3]
International career
He was a member of the Nigeria B team that won the 2010 WAFU Nations Cup. He made his senior debut in the Eagles' 0–0 tie against Angola in January 2012. He scored a brace against Liberia in his next game.[4]
He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[5] Mba scored the winning goal in Nigeria's 2–1 quarter-final win over Côte d'Ivoire. On February 10, 2013, in the final against Burkina Faso, he scored the first and only goal of the game, to hand Nigeria their third Africa Cup of Nations title.[6]
He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[7]
International Goals
- As of 18 November 2013; Nigeria's goal tally listed first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 February 2012 | Monrovia, Liberia |  Liberia | | | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 February 2012 | Monrovia, Liberia | Liberia | | | Friendly |
| 3 | 12 April 2012 | Dubai |  Egypt | 1 – 0 | | Friendly |
| 4 | 3 February 2013 | Rustenburg |  Ivory Coast | | | 2013 AFCON |
| 5 | 10 February 2013 | Johannesburg |  Burkina Faso | | | 2013 AFCON |
Honours
- Nigeria
References
- ↑ http://westafricanfootball.com/2012/01/16/new-players-at-the-nigeria-national-football-team/
- ↑ http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/caf-champions-league/news/2013/may/04-nigeria-lone-hope-rangers-crash-out.html
- ↑ Sunday Mba quits CHAN for France
- ↑ Stephen Fottrell (4 February 2013). "Super Eagles bounce back". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "Nigeria v Burkina Faso – as it happened". Guardian UK. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ↑ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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