Ibrahim Mustapha (born 1 September 1996) is a Nigerian international

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who plays as a striker for

El-Kanemi Warriors El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club is a football team based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Their play ground is the El-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri. The club is on a positive rebound having gained promotion to the 2024–25 Nigeria Premier Footb ...

and the Nigeria national team.

Career

Born in

Maiduguri Maiduguri ( ) is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the ''Firki'' swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maid ...

, he has played club football for

Enyimba Aba is a city in southeastern Nigeria. It lies along the west bank of the Aba River and is at the intersection of roads leading to settlements such as Port Harcourt, Owerri, Umuahia, Ikot Ekpene, and Ikot-Abasi. Aba was established by t ...

Gombe United Gombe United Football Club is a Nigerian football (soccer), football club based in Gombe, Nigeria, Gombe. They play in the Nigeria Professional Football League. Their home stadium is the new Pantami Stadium, having moved from Abubakar Umar Memori ...

and Plateau United. He sent 3 months on loan at UAE side

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. Following his return from his loan spell, he was linked with a transfer to Egypt. He moved to Al-Hilal Club in 2021, but returned to Plateau in 2022. He rejoined his boyhood club,

in 2024 after spending a season with

Kano Pillars Kano Pillars Football Club is a Nigerian professional football (soccer), football club based in Kano (city), Kano, northwestern Nigeria. They play in the Nigeria Professional Football League, the first-tier division in Nigerian football. They pl ...

. He made his international debut for

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in 2018.

References

1996 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. players Enyimba F.C. players Gombe United F.C. players Plateau United F.C. players Dibba Al-Hisn SC players UAE First Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Men's association football forwards Al Hilal Club (Omdurman) players Expatriate men's footballers in Sudan Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sudan People from Maiduguri Nigeria men's A' international footballers 2018 African Nations Championship players Kano Pillars F.C. players 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub