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Nigerian former football striker
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Sambo Choji
Personal information
Full name Sambo Choji
Date of birth (1977-03-13) 13 March 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Benin City, Nigeria
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–1994 Greater Tomorrow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 SF Hostenbach
1995–2005 1. FC Saarbrücken 168 (80)
2002–2003 Eintracht Braunschweig 23 (8)
2003–2004 1. FC Saarbrücken 19 (6)
2004–2005 → Persepolis (loan) 12 (1)
2006–2007 SKN St. Pölten 6 (5)
International career
1993 Nigeria U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sambo Choji (born 13 March 1977 in Benin City) is a Nigerian former football striker. Choji was an integral member of the Nigeria national Under-17 team, the golden eaglets that won the Fifa World Under-17 championship in 1993 in Tokyo, Japan. He played all games operating in the left flank as Nigeria beat title holders, Ghana, to be crowned champions a second time. He is currently retired and residing in his home city of Jos, in Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria where he has been developing future football talents.

Choji has played for Plateau United fc of Jos,1. FC Saarbrücken and Eintracht Braunschweig in the German 2. Bundesliga.

References

  1. "Sambo Choji" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 14 April 2012.


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