​Vincent Enyeama: One of the greatest African goalkeepers

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Vincent Enyeama(born 29 August 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Despite his below-average height for a goalkeeper, he is popularly regarded as one of the greatest African goalkeepers of all time and of his era.

During his senior career, which spanned nearly 20 years, Enyeama played for Ibom Stars, Enyimba, Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Lille and Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was also a member of the Nigeria national team from 2002 until October 2015, serving as its captain from 2013 until his retirement from international football in 2015. With 101 caps, he was Nigeria's most capped player until November 2021 when he was surpassed by Ahmed Musa.

Stats:

Club matches: 423

Clean sheets: 158

Nigeria national team:

Matches: 101

Achievements:

1X FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR(2009,Israel)

1X AFRICA CUP WINNER(2013, Nigeria)

2X ISRAELI CHAMPION

2X ISRAELI CUP WINNER

2X CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER

1X CAF SUPER CUP WINNER

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