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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}<br />
{{Use Nigerian English|date=November 2018}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name = Ugah Opara<br />
| fullname = Uga Samweli Okpara<br />
| image = File:KEBTeam2013.jpg<br />
| caption = Okpara in 2013 (top right)<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|08|28}}<br />
| birth_place = Nigeria<br />
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}<br />
<br />
| position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]]<br />
| youthyears1=<br />
| youthclubs1=<br />
| years1 = 2002–2009 | years2 = 2009– 2014<br />
| clubs1 = [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba]] | clubs2 =[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]| clubs3 =<br />
| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 =188 | goals2 = 7<br />
| nationalyears1= 2004–2007<br />
| nationalteam1= [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria Beach Soccer]]<br />
| nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1 = <br />
| pcupdate = 09:20, 20 May 2014 (UTC)<br />
| ntupdate =<br />
}}<br />
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'''Uga Samweli Okpara''' (born 28 August 1982) is a [[Nigerian]] [[soccer|football]] player.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Okpara began his career with [[Enyimba International F.C.]] and was an import member of the team that won the 2002 and 2003 [[African Champions League]]s. On 15 October 2009, he left [[Enyimba International F.C.]] and joined [[India]]n [[I-League]] team [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]].<ref>[http://eastbengaltherealpower.com/news/342/Uga-Okpara,-Nigerian-Defender-lands-in-Kolkata- Uga Okpara, Nigerian Defender lands in Kolkata]</ref> He became the rock solid defender for the Red and Gold in I-League, Fed Cup and the AFC Cup as well. He was voted as the best defender in [[2012-13 I-League|2012-13 season]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Uga Okpara gets the best defender|url=http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/news.php?category=1&permalink=uga-okpara-gets-best-defender-award|publisher=East Bengal Football Club|access-date=13 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Statistics==<br />
{{updated|30 May 2014}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
!rowspan="2"|Club<br />
!rowspan="2"|Season<br />
!colspan="2"|League<br />
!colspan="2"|[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]<br />
!colspan="2"|[[AFC Cup]]<br />
!colspan="2"|[[Calcutta Football League|CFL]]<br />
!colspan="2"|Total<br />
|-<br />
! App<br />
! Goals<br />
! App<br />
! Goals<br />
! App<br />
! Goals<br />
! App<br />
! Goals<br />
! App<br />
! Goals<br />
|- <br />
|align=center rowspan="2" | [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]<br />
|[[2012–13 East Bengal F.C. season|2012–13]]<br />
|21||0||5||0||6||0||5||0||37||0<br />
|-<br />
|[[2013–14 East Bengal F.C. season|2013–14]]<br />
|9||0||3||0||4||1||1||0||17||1<br />
|-<br />
!colspan="2"|Career total<br />
!30!!0!!8!!0!!10!!1!!6!!0!!54!!1<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==International career==<br />
For two years, Okpara was the [[Captain (sports)|Vice Captain]] of the [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria national beach soccer team]] and represented the team at [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2005]] and [[2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2007]].<ref>[http://origin.en.fifacom.deltatre.it/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=262881/index.html FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Uga OKPARA]</ref><br />
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==Honours==<br />
===Club===<br />
<br />
;[[Enyimba International F.C.]]<br />
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*[[Nigerian Premier League]]: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007<br />
*[[Nigerian FA Cup]]: 2005<br />
*[[Nigerian Super Cup]]: 2003<br />
*[[CAF Champions League]]: [[2003 CAF Champions League|2003]], [[2004 CAF Champions League|2004]]<br />
*[[CAF Super Cup]]: [[2004 CAF Super Cup|2004]], [[2005 CAF Super Cup|2005]]<br />
<br />
;[[East Bengal F.C.]]<br />
<br />
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: [[2009–10 Indian Federation Cup|2009–10]], [[2010 Indian Federation Cup|2010]], [[2012 Indian Federation Cup|2012]]<br />
*[[Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)|Super Cup]]: [[2011 Indian Super Cup|2011]]<br />
*[[IFA Shield]]: [[2012 IFA Shield|2012]]<br />
*[[Calcutta Football League]]: 2010, [[2011 Calcutta Football League|<br />
2011]], [[2012–13 Calcutta Premier Division|2012]], [[2013–14 Calcutta Premier Division|2013]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{East Bengal F.C. squad}}<br />
{{2011–12 I-League FPAI Team of the Year}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Okpara, Uga Samuel}}<br />
[[Category:1982 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Nigerian footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Association football defenders]]<br />
[[Category:Enyimba F.C. players]]<br />
[[Category:SC East Bengal players]]<br />
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in India]]<br />
[[Category:Nigerian expatriates in India]]<br />
[[Category:I-League players]]<br />
[[Category:Nigerian beach soccer players]]<br />
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