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Elkanah Onyeali
Personal information
Full name Elkanah Bollington Onyeali[1][2]
Date of birth 7 June 1939
Place of birth Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Date of death 11 August 2008 (aged 69)
Place of death Umunjam, Imo State, Nigeria
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1961 Tranmere Rovers 13 (8)
1961 Holyhead Town
1961–1962 Prescot Cables
International career
1959–1961 Nigeria 11 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elkanah Bollington Onyeali (7 June 1939 – 11 August 2008) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Tranmere Rovers, scoring 8 goals in 13 games in the Football League during the 1960-61 season.[3] Onyeali was one of the first African players to play in England.[4] He also played for the Nigeria national team, scoring 11 goals in as many games between 1959 and 1961.[5] Between September 1961 and October 1962, Oneyali played for Prescot Cables whilst studying at Liverpool University and was the club's top scorer during the 1961-62 season. He returned to Nigeria at the end of his studies.[6]

Onyeali died in August 2008, aged 69.[7]

References

  1. ^ Elkanah Onyeali at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Elkanah Onyeali". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Tranmere Rovers: 1946/47 - 2009/10". Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ^ Phil Vasili (30 May 2008). "The Occluded History of Black Footballers in Britain". Pitch Invasion. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  5. ^ Solaja, Kunle (26 April 2011). "Elkanah Onyeali, the unsung scorer". SuperSport. MultiChoice. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  6. ^ 'From Slacky Brow to Hope Street' (book, published 1990)
  7. ^ Nick Hilton (23 August 2008). "Death of a pioneering footballer". The Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 November 2010.


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