Murphy Akanji

Murphy Akanji
Personal information
Full name	Murphy Akanji
Date of birth	1 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Unattached
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995	Niger Tornadoes
1996	Sharks
1997	Udoji United
1998–2001	Julius Berger
2001–2008	Sliema Wanderers
International career‡
1999–2002	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2008; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2008

Murphy Akanji (born 1 December 1977 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a professional footballer who most recently played for Sliema Wanderers in the Maltese Football League, where he played as a goalkeeper.

Trivia

Akanji joined Sliema Wanderers from Julius Berger in August, 2001, and he aspired to make an impression and rapidly travel to a better club in a more significant European league. He was one of the best goalkeepers in the Maltese Premier League throughout his time with the club, although he often mixed flashes of brilliance with beginners' mistakes, making consistency his main flaw. In both 2005–06 and 2006–07 Akanji won the Best Goalkeeper Award.

International

He is an international goalkeeper and has represented Nigeria at the African Nations Cup.

External links

Murphy Akanji at MaltaFootball.com
Murphy Akanji at National-Football-Teams.com

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