Robert Akaruye 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...

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Football (soccer)

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 player. He previously played for Sivasspor

Sivasspor

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 in Turkey

Turkey

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Career

The Al Ahed striker suffered on Monday the 14 December 2009 in a serious car accident on the road to the Beirut airport, whether the 28-year-old Nigerians can ever play again is questionable. Akaruye is one of the top-scorer in the league.

International career

He played his one and only cap for 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...

 on 20 June 2004 in Luanda

Luanda

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 against Angola national football team

Angola national football team

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