Azubuike Egwuekwe

Azubuike Emanuel Egwuekwe (born 16 July 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Club career
Born in Lafia, Egwuekwe has played club football for Nasarawa United, Yerima Strikers, Warri Wolves, KuPS and SuperSport United.

After a year at Libyan club Al-Nasr Benghazi, Egwuekwe returned to Nigeria and joined Rivers United in September 2019.

International career
He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. He was also selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2014 African Nations Championship.

Honours
Orders
 * Order_of_the_Niger_civil_division_ribbon.svg Member of the Order of the Niger