Murphy Akanji

Murphy Akanji

Personal information
Full name	Murphy Akanji
Date of birth	December 1, 1977 (1977-12-01) (age 33)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995	Niger Tornadoes	?	(0)
1996	Sharks	?	(0)
1997	Udoji United	21	(0)
1998–2001	Julius Berger	27	(0)
2001–2008	Sliema Wanderers	171	(0)
National team‡
1999–2002	Nigeria	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 28, 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 28, 2008

Murphy Akanji (born December 1, 1977 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a professional footballer who most recently played for Sliema Wanderers in the Maltese Football League, where he played as a goalkeeper.

Trivia

Akanji joined Sliema Wanderers from Julius Berger in August, 2001, and he aspired to make an impression and rapidly travel to a better club in a more significant European league. He was one of the best goalkeepers in the Maltese Premier League throughout his time with the club, although he often mixed flashes of brilliance with beginners' mistakes, making consistency his main flaw. In both 2005–06 and 2006–07 Akanji was won the Best Goalkeeper Award.

International

He is an international goalkeeper and has represented Nigeria at the African Nations Cup.

External links

• Murphy Akanji at MaltaFootball.com
• National Football Teams

Persondata
Name	Akanji, Murphy
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 1, 1977
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Date of death
Place of death