Digger Okonkwo
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Digger Ifeanyi Okonkwo (born 30 August 1977) is a former Maltese
footballer
of Igbo
Nigeria
n origin who last played for Senglea Athletic.
and Naxxar Lions
, before ending his career at Senglea Athletic.
and played his first match on 21 August 1999.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
of Igbo
Igbo people
Igbo people, also referred to as the Ibo, Ebo, Eboans or Heebo are an ethnic group living chiefly in southeastern Nigeria. They speak Igbo, which includes various Igboid languages and dialects; today, a majority of them speak English alongside Igbo as a result of British colonialism...
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n origin who last played for Senglea Athletic.
Career
Digger has previously played for many different Maltese clubs such as Għajnsielem, Pietà Hotspurs, Mosta F.C.Mosta F.C.
Mosta Football Club are a Maltese football club from the second largest city in Malta of Mosta, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League.-History:...
and Naxxar Lions
Naxxar Lions
Naxxar Lions Football Club are a football club from the village of Naxxar in northern Malta.They were founded in 1920, and currently play in the Maltese Second Division.-History:...
, before ending his career at Senglea Athletic.
International career
Okonkwo has also represented the Malta national sideMalta national football team
The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...
and played his first match on 21 August 1999.