Umar Zango

Umar Zango is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kano Pillars.[1][3]

Umar Zango
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Position(s) Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
 Nigeria Kano Pillars[2]

International career

In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be included in the Nigeria 23-man team for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[3][4] He helped the team defeat Zimbabwe for a third-place finish by a goal to nil.[5][6]

References
  1. "Keshi names Chan squad". kickoffnigeria.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. "Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad". bbc.com/. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. "Nigeria name final squad for 2014 CHAN". www.google.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. "Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad". goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. "Nigeria win Chan bronze". kickoff.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. "CHAN 2014: Eagles win bronze". sunnewsonline.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


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