Obiora nwankwo biography of christopher

Nigerian footballer

Nwankwo ObioraMON (born 12 July ) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese Liga 3 club Académica.

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Club career

Obiora began his career with Lagos based club ECO FC,^[2] before he signed for Heartland. He was loaned to Wikki Tourists in July ^[3]

He then left Heartland to sign a contract with Real Murcia on 11 May ^[4] that ran through 30 June ^[5]

Internazionale

On 28 November it was announced that Internazionale signed Obiora from Eco FC.^[6] At first the youngster was a part of Inter's primavera squad managed by Fulvio Pea.^[7] Obiora made his first-team debut in a UEFA Champions League match against Tottenham in London, coming on as a substitute for the injured Sulley Muntari in the 53rd minute.

Parma

After not making an impact at the Milan club, Nwankwo Obiora moved to Parma on 31 January in a co-ownership deal for €,^[8