Squad No: 1
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 27
Birth Date: Aug 29, 1982
Birth Place: Katuna, Nigeria
Height: 5' 11" (1.80m)
Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
Club: Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Isreal)
International Caps: 54
Club History
Hapoel Tel Aviv (ISR): 2007-2010
Bnei Yehoda (ISR): 2005-2007
Iwanyanwu Nationale (NGA): 2005-2005
Enyimba (NGA): 2001-2004
Ibom Stars (NGA): 1999-2001
from Wikipedia (full wiki)
Enyeama was selected for the 2002 World Cup as a cover for Ike Shorunmu.He only played one match in that tournament, keeping a clean sheet against England, but has since taken over the spot after Shorunmu's international retirement. Since then he has been the first-choice goalkeeper for the national team, playing in the 2004 African Cup of Nations and 2006 African Cup of Nations. In the 2010 African Cup of Nations, Enyeama also had a good tournament with Nigeria in the 2006 CAN; he stopped three penalties in the quarter-final against Tunisia, but couldn't prevent a loss to Ivory Coast in the semi-final. Goalkeeper Enyeama turned out the hero for the Nigerians as he saved Thomas Nyirenda’s spot kick after both teams had scored their previous three kicks. He put his own kick past his opposite number Mweene in a battle of the goaltenders, after Mweene had scored his seconds earlier, to set up a fantastic semi final clash with Ghana.
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