Koko Sakibo (born 10 December 1987) is a Nigerian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Koko Sakibo started his football career back in

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with local teams before moving to

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. There he spent three months with a second division club and returned to

. Sakibo's move to

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was due to the recommendation of

Pune FC Pune Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club competed in I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. The club was one of the most professional clubs in Indian football histor ...

defender Chika Wali. Both Sakibo and Wali played together in their home country. After being unsuccessful with his trials at Pune F.C., Sakibo eventually landed at

Vasco S.C. Clube de Desportos Vasco da Gama (simply known as both Vasco Sports Club, and Vasco SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco da Gama, Goa, part of the same named multi-sports club. Incorporated in 1951, the club is nickname ...

after impressing the

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n club. Sakibo scored six goals in seven matches in the final round of the second division, as well another 12 in the

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Dempo S.C. Dempo Sports Club is an Indian professional football club based in Panaji, Goa. The club currently competes in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system, and the Goa Professional League. Dempo is owned and sponsored b ...

had captured the 2011-12 I-League crown with Koko Sakibo scoring 7 goals.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakibo, Koko 1987 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India I-League players Vasco SC players Dempo SC players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen Nigerian expatriate men's footballers