Nwankwo Obiora

Nwankwo Obiora (born 12 July 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese Liga 3 club Académica.

Club career
Obiora began his career with Lagos based club ECO FC, before he signed for Heartland. He was loaned to Wikki Tourists in July 2008.

He then left Heartland to sign a contract with Real Murcia on 11 May 2009 that ran through 30 June 2010.

Internazionale
On 28 November 2009 it was announced that Internazionale signed Obiora from Eco FC. At first the youngster was a part of Inter's primavera squad managed by Fulvio Pea. Obiora made his first-team debut in a UEFA Champions League match against Tottenham in London, coming on as a substitute for the injured Sulley Muntari in the 53rd minute.

Parma
After not making an impact at the Milan club, Nwankwo Obiora moved to Parma on 31 January 2011 in a co-ownership deal for €300,000. The deal was renewed in June 2011 and again in June 2012. He was loaned to Calcio Padova in 2012–13 season. Parma subsidized Padova for €200,000 in terms of premi di valorizzazione.

CFR Cluj
On 6 February 2013, Romanian champions CFR Cluj announced that they brought the midfielder on a temporary basis, with a buyout clause to make the move permanent in the summer. In June 2013 Parma also purchased the remain 50% registration rights of Nwankwo from Inter (as part of the return of Galimberti and Mella to Inter), in order to re-sell the registration rights to Cluj for free.

Académica
On 23 July 2014, after a small stint with Córdoba in Segunda División, Obiora signed a three-year deal with Primeira Liga side Académica de Coimbra. He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting CP. Obiora scored his first goal for Académica on 1 November, in a 1–1 draw against Moreirense.

Levadiakos
On 15 September 2016, Levadiakos officially announced the signing of Nwankwo.

Boavista
Obiora signed for Boavista for the 2018–19 season. In March 2019 he talked about how injuries had affected his earlier career.

Later career
In July 2021, after having spent a year without a club, Obiora joined Liga Portugal 2 club Chaves.

In January 2024, Obiora returned to Académica, competing in Liga 3.

International career
He was a member of the Nigeria U-20 squad which took part at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, the 2009 WAFU U-20 Championship, and the 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda.

He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club
Internazionale 2013 African Cup of Nations
 * Supercoppa Italiana: 2010
 * FIFA Club World Cup: 2010

International
Nigeria
 * Africa Cup of Nations: 2013

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