Sylvanus Okpala | |
Fullname: | Sylvanus Okpala |
Birth Date: | 5 September 1961 |
Birth Place: | Anambra State, Nigeria |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1979-1983 |
Clubs1: | Enugu Rangers |
Years2: | 1983–1984 |
Clubs2: | União |
Years3: | 1984–1986 |
Clubs3: | Marítimo |
Years4: | 1986–1989 |
Clubs4: | União |
Years5: | 1989–1991 |
Clubs5: | Nacional |
Caps5: | 39 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 1979–1988 |
Nationalteam1: | Nigeria |
Nationalcaps1: | 45 |
Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
Sylvanus "Quicksilver" Okpala (born 5 September 1961) is a retired Nigerian football midfielder.
Okpala played club football for Enugu Rangers,[1] C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese Liga.[2]
Okpala played for the Nigeria national football team at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[3] He also played for the squad that won the 1980 African Cup of Nations.
On 8 November 2011, Sylvanus has become assistant manager of Nigeria National Team.http://allafrica.com/stories/201111080605.html.