Boniface Okafor Explained

Boniface Okafor
Birth Date:15 January 1966
Birth Place:Nigeria
Position:Forward
Collegeyears1:1988–1990
College1:West Florida Argonauts
Years1:1990
Clubs1:London Lasers
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1992
Clubs2:Miami Freedom
Clubs3:Penang FA
Clubs4:Standard FC
Clubs5:Klagenfurt
Clubs6:Hannover 96

Boniface Okafor (born January 15, 1966) is a Nigerian former footballer.

Okafor attended the University of West Florida where he played soccer from 1988 to 1990.[1] He was a 1990 NAIA Second Team All American.[2] In 2007, Okafor was inducted into the Argonauts Hall of Fame.[3]

In 1990, he played for the London Lasers.[4] In 1992, he signed with the Miami Freedom of the American Professional Soccer League. He played a handful of games before being waived on July 5, 1992.[5] He then played for several teams, including Penang FA in Malaysia, Standard FC in Nigeria and Klagenfurt in Austria. He eventually settled with Hannover 96 in the Second Bundesliga. On March 4, 1996, the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Okafor in the third round (twenty-fourth) overall of the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft. The Mutiny waived him in April.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Soccer: All-Time Roster. University of West Florida Official Athletic Site. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304091508/http://goargos.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/all-timeroster.html. 2012-03-04. 2020-03-17.
  2. Web site: All-America Awards: Div NAIA (1990). National Soccer Coaches Association of America. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061115151008/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=NAIA&yr=1990. 2006-11-15. 2020-03-17.
  3. http://www.goargos.com/page.asp?articleID=2384 West Florida Argonauts Hall of Fame
  4. Web site: Boniface Okafor soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com.
  5. Web site: FOR SOUTH FLORIDA, CUP IS EMPTY. Soccer. DAVE BROUSSEAU, On. Sun-Sentinel.com. en-US. 2020-03-17.