Emeka Opara
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Emeka Opara is a Nigeria
n football striker who is currently playing for FK Khazar Lenkoran
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while playing for Tunisia
n club Étoile Sportive du Sahel
, taking them to the final of the competition, whilst netting eight goals.
In January 2007, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Kaiserslautern
of the German
Second Bundesliga
, a German side who got relegated to the second division in 2006, and has been a regular in their team ever since.
In January 2010, he signed a ten-month contract with FK Khazar Lenkoran
in Azerbijani'one of the Azerbijani top premier club.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n football striker who is currently playing for FK Khazar Lenkoran
FK Khazar Lenkoran
FK Khazar Lankaran is an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran, who play in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Khazar Lankaran have won the League title only once, and the Azerbaijan Cup three times....
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Career
In 2006, he had an impressive run of form in the CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
while playing for Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n club Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Étoile Sportive du Sahel
The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling...
, taking them to the final of the competition, whilst netting eight goals.
In January 2007, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
of the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Second Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, a German side who got relegated to the second division in 2006, and has been a regular in their team ever since.
In January 2010, he signed a ten-month contract with FK Khazar Lenkoran
FK Khazar Lenkoran
FK Khazar Lankaran is an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran, who play in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Khazar Lankaran have won the League title only once, and the Azerbaijan Cup three times....
in Azerbijani'one of the Azerbijani top premier club.