Ibezito Ogbonna

Ibe Zito Ogbonna (born on 27 March 1983, in Sokoto, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian football player who lives in Ashdod, Israel.

Club career Ogbonna was born on 27 March 1983, in Sokoto, Nigeria and began playing football in 1998 at Enugu Rangers. Subsequently, he moved for two years to Nigerdock and then played one year for Sharks. In the 2005–06 season, Ogbonna scored nine goals which helped Hapoel finish runner-up in the league and won the Israel State Cup. In the following season he won another State Cup with the club.

In June 2007, Ogbonna was transferred to CFR Cluj in Romania, with coach Ioan Andone describing him:"Special force. He has to work on his physical training. He hits equally well with the left and the right". Because of his physique he was compared to the boxer Mike Tyson. He made his Liga I debut on 1 August when coach Andone sent him in the 86th minute to replace Eugen Trică in a 1–0 away win over Oțelul Galați. His following appearance was when he replaced Emmanuel Culio in the 84th minute of a 2–2 draw against Politehnica Timișoara. Afterwards he got injured and did not make any further appearances until the end of the season as CFR won The Double, marking the first trophies in the club's history..

In the following years, Ogbonna played for clubs from various countries, first at South African Premiership side Kaizer Chiefs. Subsequently, he went to Albanian club, Apolonia Fier and then signed for Tunisia's EGS Gafsa. He was hospitalized following minor injuries, saying:"I am extremely lucky to be alive after this rocket was fired and it's third time lucky for me after being involved in a car crash and a horrible robbery incident in Nigeria".

Honours Hapoel Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League runner-up: 2005–06 Israel State Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07 CFR Cluj Liga I: 2007–08 Cupa României: 2007–08 Vardar Skopje First Macedonian Football League: 2011–12