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| Date of birth | (1977-12-01)1 December 1977 (age 47) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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 professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper. He most notably played forSliema Wanderers in theMaltese Football League between 2001 and 2008, and represented theNigeria national team at theAfrica Cup of Nations in2000 and2002.
Akanji joinedSliema Wanderers fromJulius Berger in 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 League throughout his time with the club, although he often mixed flashes of brilliance with beginners' mistakes, making consistency his main flaw.[1] In both2005–06 and2006–07 seasons, Akanji won the Goalkeeper of the Year award.[2][3]
Akanji was an international goalkeeper and has representedNigeria at theAfrican Nations Cup.
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