Jude Aneke
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Jude Aneke is a 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 forward playing for Kaduna United F.C.
Kaduna United F.C.
Kaduna United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Kaduna and run by the Kaduna State government.-History:They were relegated from the Nigerian Premier League in 2007 but won promotion one year later...


Career

He started his career with local side Mgbo Ambassadors while a Political Science student at Ebonyi State University
Ebonyi State University
Ebonyi State University was founded in 1996 in Abakaliki, Nigeria. It is ranked third in the country among state-owned universities by the National University Commission, based on the quality of its academic staff....

. From there he was signed by Ebonyi Angels until the team moved to Anambra State
Anambra State
Anambra is a state in south-eastern Nigeria. Its name is an anglicized version of the original 'Oma Mbala', the native name of the Anambra River. The Capital and the Seat of Government is Awka. Onitsha and Nnewi are the biggest commercial and industrial cities, respectively. The state's theme is...

 and became Anambra United.

Aneke joined Kaduna United during the 2009-10 season from lower division side Anambra United
Anambra United F.C.
Anambra United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in the city of Onitsha. They originally played games in Abakaliki from 1999-2008 as Ebonyi Angels FC, but the team was sold to Anambra State in March 2008 and were renamed Anambra United....

 and scored 20 goals in all competitions (12 goals in the NPL and eight in the Federation Cup
Nigerian FA Cup
The Nigerian FA Cup is the main football single-elimination tournament in Nigeria. It was created in 1945 as the "Governor's Cup", succeeding the War Memorial Challenge Cup that had been limited to teams from Lagos.- Winners :War Memorial Challenge Cup*1942 : ZAC Bombers 1-0 Services*1943 : Lagos...

) as the Crocodiles won their first trophy in team history.

In November 2011, Aneke broke the 1-year old record of Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa (footballer)
Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian forward playing for the Dutch club VVV-Venlo as a winger. He is also a member of the Nigeria national football team.-Breakthrough in Nigeria:...

 by scoring his 19th and 20th goal in league play. A week later, he was called up to the Nigeria national football team
Nigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...

 to replace an injured Peter Odemwingie
Peter Odemwingie
Peter Osaze Odemwingie is a footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. His name, Osaze, means "God chooses "....

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