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AMOKACHI Daniel
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| Age: |
25 - Born 30.12.72 |
| Height: |
1m79 |
| Weight: |
83kg |
| Position: |
Forward |
| Club: |
Besiktas (Turkey) |
| International Debut: |
25.01.90 NGA:CIV 2:0 |
 Played for Ranchers Bees in Nigeria, Moved to Belgium as a 17-year-old with Club Brugge in 90, Played in England for Everton (94/96), Transferred to Beskitas of Turkey in 96
Four-goal top scorer for Nigeria in the 98 World Cup qualifiers, Runner-up with Nigeria in the 90 African Nations Cup, Then helped Nigeria win the African Nations Cup in 94, Also a winner with Nigeria at the 96 Olympic Games
Won Best African Player award while in Belgium, With Brugge a Belgian cup-winner in 91 and league champion in 92, Won the English FA Cup while with Everton - appearing as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Manchester United at Wembley in 95
Played in all four of Nigeria's matches at the 94 World Cup finals
Scored the goal which equalised at 2-2 against Argentina in the final (Nigeria won 3-2)
Nicknamed The Bull because of his physical power
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| Career Facts |
| Selections: |
45 |
| As Of: |
19.06.98 |
| Goals: |
14 |
| As Of: |
06.06.98 |
| France 98 Statistics |
| Assists: |
1 |
| Fouls Suffered: |
4 |
| Fouls: |
2 |
| Shots: |
2 |
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