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Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Patriotic9ja(m): 2:56pm On Oct 05, 2020
May God continue to bless his hustle
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Emmypure: 2:57pm On Oct 05, 2020
Emaprince:
You said you know him and claimed the picture is not him? Lol

Are you sure you know him bro?

He is the same guy that played for enyimba during their glory days when they won CAF twice on the trot.

Know as OGB born into a family of 6 boys. He was the third. Their main senior is SKY. If you know him as you claimed, you will know SKY, CHUCHU and the little TONY.

Anyway. That picture is HIM. He just added weight. Thats all. And he is around 40 or close to that now.

he will be around 45 to 50 now , forget football age, even tyavkase is 47 years now but his football age still read as 38
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by 12345baba(m): 2:59pm On Oct 05, 2020
The defender man it's just needs
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by SlyCharlie(m): 3:00pm On Oct 05, 2020
mansakhalifa:
Of course, who doesn't know Okemiri?

His best years were with Enyimba United though.

He was part of what is unarguably, in my opinion, the greatest Enyimba squad of all time. Those guys made me start following the Nigerian league in those years and that is why I remain an Enyimba supporter till date.

I will never forget the heroics and never-say-die spirit of Vincent Enyeama, Joetex Frimpong, Muri Ogunbiyi(a Beninese), Okemiri, Coach Ikhana, Obinna Nwaneri, Goalkeeper Aiyenugba(Pk shootout expert), Captain Romanus Orjinta, Ezeji Victor, Ajibade Omolade, Tyavkase etc etc.

Golden squad. Legends. Two CAF champions league back-to-back. 2003 and 2004- both wins against North African oppositions in the form of Al Ismaili Sakandry and Etoile.

But the most memorable has to be that grueling final against Ismaili. That game was intense! My dad was on the edge of his seat all through 90'+ of it.

Great memories smiley


That Final match against ismaily in '03 was something else!. In their own stadium, very hostile environment. Enyimba lost 1-0 that day through a penalty goal but Enyimba still beat them 2-1 on aggregate. Man, the tension was palpable. Great Great team Right there, you sure took me down memory lane. Ndidi Anumunu ended up second highest goal scorer that year, he also scored the first goal in the final first leg at Aba.

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Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by HBB1(m): 3:10pm On Oct 05, 2020
mansakhalifa:
Of course, who doesn't know Okemiri?

His best years were with Enyimba United though.

He was part of what is unarguably, in my opinion, the greatest Enyimba squad of all time. Those guys made me start following the Nigerian league in those years and that is why I remain an Enyimba supporter till date.

I will never forget the heroics and never-say-die spirit of Vincent Enyeama, Joetex Frimpong, Muri Ogunbiyi(a Beninese), Okemiri, Coach Ikhana, Obinna Nwaneri, Goalkeeper Aiyenugba(Pk shootout expert), Captain Romanus Orjinta, Ezeji Victor, Ajibade Omolade, Tyavkase etc etc.

Golden squad. Legends. Two CAF champions league back-to-back. 2003 and 2004- both wins against North African oppositions in the form of Al Ismaili Sakandry and Etoile.

But the most memorable has to be that grueling final against Ismaili. That game was intense! My dad was on the edge of his seat all through 90'+ of it.

Great memories smiley



Bros, you get home training!
You sabi!

But that Ismaili final was 100 minutes long-- 10 minutes injury time, never seen it before!
cheesy
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by OmarEl(m): 3:10pm On Oct 05, 2020
mansakhalifa:
Of course, who doesn't know Okemiri?

His best years were with Enyimba United though.

He was part of what is unarguably, in my opinion, the greatest Enyimba squad of all time. Those guys made me start following the Nigerian league in those years and that is why I remain an Enyimba supporter till date.

I will never forget the heroics and never-say-die spirit of Vincent Enyeama, Joetex Frimpong, Muri Ogunbiyi(a Beninese), Okemiri, Coach Ikhana, Obinna Nwaneri, Goalkeeper Aiyenugba(Pk shootout expert), Captain Romanus Orjinta, Ezeji Victor, Ajibade Omolade, Tyavkase etc etc.

Golden squad. Legends. Two CAF champions league back-to-back. 2003 and 2004- both wins against North African oppositions in the form of Al Ismaili Sakandry and Etoile.

But the most memorable has to be that grueling final against Ismaili. That game was intense! My dad was on the edge of his seat all through 90'+ of it.

Great memories smiley




Na Old Man UB

Kudos to Orji Uzor Kalu
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Emaprince: 3:12pm On Oct 05, 2020
Emmypure:


he will be around 45 to 50 now , forget football age, even tyavkase is 47 years now but his football age still read as 38
No he is not over 40 bro. I know him very well. Him and my elder bro played together at township primary school and school road right from age grade football to senior until he got signed by enyimba.

His younger ones are still in early 30 sef
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Chuzoetoh(m): 3:12pm On Oct 05, 2020
reuben81:
yeah,I know the guy I attend the same secondary with him,and play street game,but the picture am seeing there is not him,please don't give people fake information
Brother pls you don't know him at all. Stop making caricature of yourself. That's OGB, he base in aba at the moment. If you want to see him live, come around to Abayi Primary sch field, morning morning training. That's where he plays, he's a retired Enyimba fightback. He won two champions league with Enyimba.

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Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by sinola(m): 3:17pm On Oct 05, 2020
I think at some point, played for Rangers or Enyimba sef.... I know that name
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by enomakos(m): 3:30pm On Oct 05, 2020
reuben81:
yeah,I know the guy I attend the same secondary with him,and play street game,but the picture am seeing there is not him,please don't give people fake information
Then you didn't know him

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Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by ndukwechinasa: 3:31pm On Oct 05, 2020
reuben81:
yeah,I know the guy I attend the same secondary with him,and play street game,but the picture am seeing there is not him,please don't give people fake information
Bro you dont know him. Or are u high?

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Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by enomakos(m): 3:31pm On Oct 05, 2020
sinola:
I think at some point, played for Rangers or Enyimba sef.... I know that name
enyimba
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by enomakos(m): 3:38pm On Oct 05, 2020
SlyCharlie:

That Final match against ismaily in '03 was something else!. In their own stadium, very hostile environment. Enyimba lost 1-0 that day through a penalty goal but Enyimba still beat them 2-1 on aggregate. Man, the tension was palpable. Great Great team Right there, you sure took me down memory lane. Ndidi Anumunu ended up second highest goal scorer that year, he also scored the first goal in the final first leg at Aba.
i remember it like yesterday
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by ofiko123(m): 4:12pm On Oct 05, 2020
There is ability in disability..
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Chinoval: 4:52pm On Oct 05, 2020
Kestolove:
E don use d eyes but am not surprise considering his tribe.
You way get two eyes watin u don take am do.,idiat
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Adekdammy: 5:33pm On Oct 05, 2020
SlyCharlie:

That Final match against ismaily in '03 was something else!. In their own stadium, very hostile environment. Enyimba lost 1-0 that day through a penalty goal but Enyimba still beat them 2-1 on aggregate. Man, the tension was palpable. Great Great team Right there, you sure took me down memory lane. Ndidi Anumunu ended up second highest goal scorer that year, he also scored the first goal in the final first leg at Aba.

Still talked about the match in office today
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Martini101(m): 5:58pm On Oct 05, 2020
reuben81:
yeah,I know the guy I attend the same secondary with him,and play street game,but the picture am seeing there is not him,please don't give people fake information



You sure don’t know OGB the legendary one eyed defensive winger. He is the one in the picture. You may be referring to his younger brother that plays for Abia Warriors
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Tremple8v: 6:06pm On Oct 05, 2020
Wow
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by AFONJAPIG(m): 6:09pm On Oct 05, 2020
This guy is one of Enyimba greatest... Orji uzor kalu really harness legends like Vincent Enyima , okemiri, Uche takama and co
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by PreyingMantis(m): 7:04pm On Oct 05, 2020
reuben81:
yeah,I know the guy I attend the same secondary with him,and play street game,but the picture am seeing there is not him,please don't give people fake information
Shut up! That's Ogbonnaya Okemmiri. I've known him since we were kids all the way from Uzuakoli. Which secondary school are you talking about?
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by PreyingMantis(m): 7:07pm On Oct 05, 2020
Kwamecron:
Thanks not his pix, this is emaka and his two eyes are well working.okem
He has a bad eye. Don't misinform the public
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Nobody: 7:33pm On Oct 05, 2020
HBB1:


Bros, you get home training!
You sabi!

But that Ismaili final was 100 minutes long-- 10 minutes injury time, never seen it before!
cheesy

Yeah, that's why I added the +. 90+

They wanted to right the match against Enyimba but those guys were rugged.

That was why the fans got angry and almost attacked Enyimba. Crazy but fun night.

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Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Nobody: 7:34pm On Oct 05, 2020
OmarEl:



Na Old Man UB

Kudos to Orji Uzor Kalu

I still be Under-15 smiley
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by WealthyMay(f): 7:35pm On Oct 05, 2020
More grease to your elbow.


This is a role model to those one eyed man and woman begging for money on the street.. nonsense! tufiapuah.
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Nobody: 7:35pm On Oct 05, 2020
SlyCharlie:

That Final match against ismaily in '03 was something else!. In their own stadium, very hostile environment. Enyimba lost 1-0 that day through a penalty goal but Enyimba still beat them 2-1 on aggregate. Man, the tension was palpable. Great Great team Right there, you sure took me down memory lane. Ndidi Anumunu ended up second highest goal scorer that year, he also scored the first goal in the final first leg at Aba.

But where is Anumunu these days??

Does he still play?

Many of those guys just disappeared. But I can still place a few of them. The likes of 'kachi Okonkwo, Frimpong, Ogunbiyi, Gks Aiyenugba and Enyeama.

I will never forget that squad.

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Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Nobody: 7:40pm On Oct 05, 2020
ninodaniel:

Heard Romanus Orjinta the skippo died some years back

Yeah.

That's true. Heard a couple of things went wrong with his health and his career too.

Wouldn't want to state them here. But it sure wasn't palatable. And that was how a history-maker went away unheralded.

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Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by justicechichex: 7:40pm On Oct 05, 2020
mansakhalifa:
Of course, who doesn't know Okemiri?

His best years were with Enyimba United though.

He was part of what is unarguably, in my opinion, the greatest Enyimba squad of all time. Those guys made me start following the Nigerian league in those years and that is why I remain an Enyimba supporter till date.

I will never forget the heroics and never-say-die spirit of Vincent Enyeama, Joetex Frimpong, Muri Ogunbiyi(a Beninese), Okemiri, Coach Ikhana, Obinna Nwaneri, Goalkeeper Aiyenugba(Pk shootout expert), Captain Romanus Orjinta, Ezeji Victor, Ajibade Omolade, Tyavkase etc etc.

Golden squad. Legends. Two CAF champions league back-to-back. 2003 and 2004- both wins against North African oppositions in the form of Al Ismaili Sakandry and Etoile.

But the most memorable has to be that grueling final against Ismaili. That game was intense! My dad was on the edge of his seat all through 90'+ of it.

Great memories smiley




Not ENYIMBA UNITED, just Enyimba Fc
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Nobody: 7:45pm On Oct 05, 2020
robosky02:




When their was a league in Nigeria



You call virtually take eyimba and add few others from other team and send them as super eagles to the world cup



But amaju do something

At the end of the day, the guys running the clubsides need to put in more work to get the league back to where it was in those days, and even possibly, better.

I remember how Nigerian clubs ruled the continent in those years. Remember that tough CAF CL Semi-final match between Heartland FC and Kano Pillars('09)? That was real power.
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by Nobody: 7:47pm On Oct 05, 2020
lacastre:


Oil on ur head will not dry...
U remind of then...
I pick interest in local league when 3sc made it to caf semis

Man, I love that league. smiley

It's just the administration that is messing it up. But I remain undaunted.

To your prayer, I say amen.

So, you are a 3SC fan?
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by reuben81: 9:04pm On Oct 05, 2020
Chuzoetoh:
Brother pls you don't know him at all. Stop making caricature of yourself. That's OGB, he base in aba at the moment. If you want to see him live, come around to Abayi Primary sch field, morning morning training. That's where he plays, he's a retired Enyimba fightback. He won two champions league with Enyimba.
my brother let me tell u a little bit of the family the elder brother play football fellowed by okbgthen sky due am leaving in abuja I don't know where he live now but back then they are leaving close to township primary school,we played the same dollar football in township primary school where I did my primary school,we are child lhood friend when I buried my father last two years the younger brother was there just to tell u how close we are
Re: Meet Ogbonna Okemiri, Nigerian Defender Who Plays With One Eye by SlyCharlie(m): 9:21pm On Oct 05, 2020
mansakhalifa:


But where is Anumunu these days??

Does he still play?

Many of those guys just disappeared. But I can still place a few of them. The likes of 'kachi Okonkwo, Frimpong, Ogunbiyi, Gks Aiyenugba and Enyeama.

I will never forget that squad.
After 2007 most of the members of the team moved to either North Africa or Eastern Europe. I've lost track of all of them.
Obinna Nwanneri, Dele Ayenugba(Penalty Spacialist), Romanus Orjinta(Late) etc.

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