Murphy Akanji
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| Date of birth | 1 December 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lagos,Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Nigeria | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Murphy Akanji(born 1 December 1977) is a Nigerian former professionalfootballerwho played as agoalkeeper.He most notably played forSliema Wanderersin theMaltese Football Leaguebetween 2001 and 2008, and represented theNigeria national teamat theAfrica Cup of Nationsin2000and2002.
Club career
[edit]Akanji joinedSliema WanderersfromJulius Bergerin August 2001, and 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 theMaltese Premier Leaguethroughout his time with the club, although he often mixed flashes of brilliance with beginners' mistakes, making consistency his main flaw.[1]In both2005–06and2006–07seasons, Akanji won the Goalkeeper of the Year award.[2][3]
International career
[edit]Akanji was an international goalkeeper and has representedNigeriaat theAfrican Nations Cup.
Honours
[edit]Julius Berger
- Nigeria Professional Football League:2000
- Nigerian Super Cup: 2000
Sliema Wanderers
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nationsrunner-up:2000,[7]third place:2002[8]
Individual
- Maltese Premier LeagueGoalkeeper of the Year:2005–06,[2]2006–07[3]
References
[edit]- ^abAzzopardi, Kevin (22 May 2003)."Akanji eyeing great finish".Times of Malta.Archived fromthe originalon 27 February 2023.Retrieved27 February2023.
- ^ab"Four Birkirkara Players and coach win top football awards".The Malta Independent.8 June 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 27 February 2023.Retrieved27 February2023.
- ^ab"Bogdanovic secures double".Times of Malta.10 June 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 27 February 2023.Retrieved27 February2023.
- ^"Malta 2003/04".RSSSF.Archived fromthe originalon 7 December 2022.Retrieved27 February2023.
- ^"Malta 2004/05".RSSSF.Archived fromthe originalon 27 November 2022.Retrieved27 February2023.
- ^"FA Trophy".MaltaFootball.com.Archived fromthe originalon 26 November 2009.
- ^"African Nations Cup 2000".RSSSF.Archived fromthe originalon 3 December 2022.Retrieved27 February2023.
- ^"African Nations Cup 2002".RSSSF.Archived fromthe originalon 30 November 2022.Retrieved27 February2023.
External links
[edit]- Murphy Akanjiat MaltaFootball.com (archived 26 October 2007)
- Murphy Akanjiat National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Footballers from Lagos
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- Niger Tornadoes F.C. players
- Sharks F.C. players
- Udoji United F.C. players
- Bridge F.C. players
- Sliema Wanderers F.C. players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Nigerian football biography stubs
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