Nigerian Footballers




ikpeba

Full Name: Victor Nosa Ikpeba
Date of Birth: Jun 12, 1973.
Nationality:
Nigeria and Turkey
Country of birth: Nigeria
Place of birth: Benin City
Position: Centre Forward
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 70kg
Foot: Right
Player’s agent: Wortmann Sportmarketing
Current club: Retired
Twitter: @ikpebaofficial


Victor Ikpeba (born June 12, 1973 in Benin City) is a football striker from Nigeria. He has played thirty international matches and scored three goals for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998. He also helped win the 1994 African Nations Cup and the Olympic gold medal in 1996.

Victor Ikpeba was discovered by Belgian club RFC Li�geois during the 1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship, and moved to play in Belgium together with teammate Sunday Oliseh. After scoring 17 goals in 1992-93, Ikpeba was bought by French side AS Monaco where he gradually became a success, albeit with a tough start.

He showed outstanding form subsequent to the 1996 Olympics, scoring 13 league goals to help Monaco win the league title. His performances earned him the title African Footballer of the Year in 1997. Two successful seasons followed, but after moving to Borussia Dortmund in 1999 things went downhill. Ikpeba never settled in German football, and as of 2005 he plays in the United Arab Emirates.





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