Edward Anyamkyegh

Edward Tyover Anyamkyegh (born 10 Nevember 1978) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Edward Anyamkyegh
Anyamkyegh playing for KuPS in the 2005 Finnish Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-10-10) 10 October 1978
Place of birth Gboko, Nigeria
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 BCC Lions (–)
1998 Julius Berger (–)
1999–2001 FC Sheriff 63 (18)
2001–2004 Karpaty Lviv 48 (3)
2001–2004 Karpaty-2 13 (0)
2001–2003 Karpaty-3 7 (1)
2005 KuPS 26 (4)
2007 Sepsi-78 21 (10)
2008 PS Kemi 7 (0)
2009 SoVo 20 (5)
2010–2011 Atlantis 37 (6)
International career
1995 Nigeria U17 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anyamkyegh played for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Karpaty Lviv and Kuopion Palloseura in the top divisions of Moldova, Ukraine and Finland in 1999–2005. Anyamkyegh ended his career representing various clubs in the Finnish lower divisions in 2007–2011.[2] He was also a member of the Nigerian squad in the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship scoring two goals in the group stage.[3]

The 2004 book How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer includes a chapter following Anyamkyegh's career in Ukraine.[4]

References

  1. "The Story of Edward Anyamkyegh". sites.google.com.
  2. "14. Edward Anyamkyegh" (in Finnish). Atlantis FC. 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. "FIFA U-17 World Championship Ecuador 1995". FIFA. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "Discovering what soccer tells us about globalization". Chicago Tribune. 25 July 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2021.


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