Igho Otegheri (born November 20, 1983, in

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

) is a Nigerian

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striker. He played for

Heartland F.C. Heartland Football Club, founded as Spartans F.C., later known as Iwuanyanwu Nationale from 1985 to 2006, is a Nigerian football club based in Owerri. The team play their home games at Dan Anyiam Stadium (and the Okigwe Stadium as their temporar ...

Career

Otegheri began his career with

Wikki Tourists Wikki Tourists Football Club is a professional football clubs based in Bauchi, Nigeria, currently playing in the Nigeria National League. The main sponsor of the team is the Bauchi State Government. The club's home stadium is Abubakar Tafawa Ba ...

in 2004 before transferring to

Enugu Rangers Rangers International Football Club, commonly known as Enugu Rangers, is a Nigerian professional association football team founded in 1970. Based in Enugu, the Rangers play their home games at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. Enugu Rangers are one ...

for two years. He then signed with Dolphins F.C. in 2007. Otegheri later joined

, where he played until 22 January 2009 when he moved to

Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply Beitar (), is an Israeli professional association football, football club based in the city of Jerusalem, that plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top tie ...

with compatriot Anderson West. He was released from his contract at 1 February 2009 and turned back to

International

Otegheri was a member of the

Super Eagles The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in Men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations ( AFCON) winners, with their most recent title in 2013. In Febr ...

, his debut coming on 2 February 2003 in a match against

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Personal life

He married Nigerian track and field athlete

Blessing Okagbare Blessing Oghnewresem Okagbare-Otegheri (born 9 October 1988) is a former Nigerian track and field athlete who specialized in long jump and sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medallist in the long jump and a world medalist in t ...

in September 2014.

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Pictures At FC Beitar Jerusalem
{{DEFAULTSORT:Otegheri, Igho 1983 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Enyimba F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Men's association football forwards Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Heartland F.C. players Dolphin F.C. (Nigeria) players Rangers International F.C. players Wikki Tourists F.C. players Nigeria men's international footballers People from Calabar 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen