AFCON 2013: Super Eagles Player Profile – Nwankwo Obiorah

By Arinze Ude The midfield maestro was born in Kaduna on 12 July 1991 and he’s currently on loan to Romanian perennial champions, CFR Cluj from parent club, Parma FC of Italy. He started his career at ECO in Lagos with loan spells at Heartland, Wikki Tourist and Real Murcia before signing for Inter Milan in 2010. He left the 2010 Champions League winners a year later to join Parma. He was a member of the Nigeria Under-20 squad who played for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, was with the team at 2009 WAFU Under 20 tournament and the 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda. He made his senior bow late last year in time for the African Cup of Nations. He made just one appearance at the tournament and watched the rest of it from the side lines.