About Sunday Oyarekhua
Born 1950. Sunday Oyarekhua is a Nigerian association football player.
Sunday ("Sunny") Oyarekhua (died 2021 ) was a Nigerian international football forward.
Football career A career policeman, Oyarekhua was discovered by the national team's coaches while playing for the Police F.C. of Lagos.
Oyarekhua scored 17 times in 28 appearances for Nigeria between 1971 and 1976. He scored on his debut, a friendly match against the Upper Volta in 1971. He was the leading scorer on Nigeria's 1973 All-Africa Games winning squad. Oyarekhua also played for Nigeria at the 1976 African Cup of Nations finals in Ethiopia.
He retired as the Assistant Commissioner of the Osun State Police.
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Who is Sunday Oyarekhua?
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When was Sunday Oyarekhua born?
Sunday Oyarekhua was born in 1950.
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Sunday Oyarekhua is an association football player.
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Sunday Oyarekhua is Nigerian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sunday Oyarekhua. https://biography.guide/sunday-oyarekhua/
MLA: "Sunday Oyarekhua." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sunday-oyarekhua/.
Chicago: "Sunday Oyarekhua." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/sunday-oyarekhua/.
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