- Rabiu Afolabi
Football player infobox
playername = Rabiu Afolabi|
fullname = Rabiu Afolabi
nickname =Robocop
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|4|18
cityofbirth =Osogbo
countryofbirth =Nigeria
height = height|meter=1.84
currentclub =FC Sochaux
position = Defender
clubnumber = 2
youthclubs =
years = 1997 1997-2000 2000-2001
2001-2003
2003-2005
2005-present
clubs =NEPA Lagos Standard Liège SSC Napoli Standard Liège Austria Vienna FC Sochaux
caps(goals) =
53 (2) 0 (0) 36 (0) 60 (1) 93 (3)
nationalyears = 2000-
nationalteam = Nigeria
nationalcaps(goals) = 10 (1)
pcupdate = 18:48, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =February 15 2006 Rabiu Afolabi (born
18 April ,1980 inOsogbo ,Nigeria ) is aNigeria n soccer player. His name, Afolabi, means "Born into wealth". [ [http://www.nigerian.name/w/index.php?title=Afolabi Meaning of Afolabi in Nigerian.name] ] He is a strong and lanky central defender, who is good aerially and has a thunderous shot. He is also very versatile and can play as a fullback or defensive midfielder as well. Dangerous on set pieces.He left his home country for Belgian outfit
Standard Liège after impressing at the 1997 edition of theMeridian Cup .Played a vital role for Nigeria in the 1999
African Youth Championship , coming from defence to score the two goals against Cameroon in the semi-final. Nigeria eventually finished second in the tournament after losing 0-1 to the hosts, Ghana, in the final. He then captained the Nigerian U-20 team in the1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.He made his full international debut in a
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone, in June 17, 2000.He signed for Italian
Serie A sideSSC Napoli ahead of the 2000-2001 season, but failed to break into the first team, and went back to Belgium before the season was over.He plays for
Nigeria national football team and was a participant at the2002 FIFA World Cup .References
External links
* [http://www.nigerianplayers.com/player.asp?pID=84 Profile] at NigerianPlayers.com
* [http://www.rabiuafolabi.com/ www.rabiuafolabi.com] Official Website
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