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Matthew Paul Booth (born 14 March 1977) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.Booth spent the majority of his career in his home country, but also played in Russia for six years and briefly played in England for three months.
Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo playing for Al Nassr in 2023 Personal information Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Date of birth (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 39) Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s) Forward Team information Current team Al Nassr Number 7 Youth career 1992–1995 Andorinha 1995–1997 Nacional 1997–2002 Sporting CP Senior ...
Thembinkosi "Nyoso" Lorch (born 22 July 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South African national team. He is named the "South African Player of the Season and Players' Player" of the Season in 2019.
At 2.01m tall, Onuachu was seen as being an "atypical" transfer. [10] Onauchu made his debut on 1 September 2019 as a late stoppage-time substitute in a 1–1 draw against Club Brugge , [ 11 ] and would score in his next two league games, starting in both a 1–2 defeat against Sporting Charleroi [ 12 ] and 3–1 win over Oostende .
Football was first introduced to Africa in the early 1860s by Europeans, [4] due to the colonisation of Africa.The first recorded games were played in South Africa in 1862 between soldiers and civil servants and there were no established rules for the game at this time; [5]" Initially, there were various forms of playing the game, which included elements of both rugby and soccer.
In 1975, he moved to Ghana's most successful club, Asante Kotoko.After a four-year spell with Kotoko, during which he became a member of the national team and earned the 1978 African Footballer of the Year award, [5] Razak left Ghana in 1979 for the New York Cosmos of the NASL, where he played alongside former World Cup winners Franz Beckenbauer and Carlos Alberto.
Aboubakar was the only player in the squad who was based in Cameroon. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] He made his debut in the friendly match on 29 May 2010 against Slovakia . [ 45 ] On 11 August 2010, Aboubakar scored his first goal for the national team, in a friendly against Poland .
Joseph Michael Yobo OON (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and was Nigeria's record appearance holder.