Moses Orkuma (born 19 July 1994) is a Nigerian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for

Botola The Botola Pro (), officially known as the Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Morocco and the top tier of the Moroccan football league system. Organized by the Ligue Nationale de Football Prof ...

club

Raja CA Raja Club Athletic, widely known as Raja Casablanca or simply Raja, is a Football team, football club based in Casablanca, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football. Founded on 20 M ...

Club career

Moses Orkuma was born on 19 July 1994 in

Gboko Gboko is a Local Government Area in Benue state, North-central Nigeria. It is headquartered in the town of Gboko. Gboko LGA was created on11 May 1970 with a landmass of 2,264 sq km. Wielding a population of 358,936 according to 2006 census, it ...

and started playing football when he was six years old. In his secondary school days at Government Secondary school Gboko, he joined Abaya Football Academy before joining the juniors of

BCC Lions BCC Lions Football Club (Benue Cement Company Lions Football Club) was a Nigerian football team based in Gboko, Benue State. It competed at various levels in the Nigerian League system, including the Nigeria Amateur League and the Nigeria Profes ...

. When he was promoted to the senior team, he went back to Abaya. In 2009, he joined Babanawa FC, a National League division one side. In 2011, he was signed by Lobi Stars FC. In September 2013, Orkuma joined

Al-Ahly Benghazi Al Ahly Sports Cultural and Social Club (), known as Al Ahly SCSC, is a Libyan sports club based in Benghazi. Al Ahly has its roots in a political party, the Omar al Mukhtar society. History Al-Ahly SC Libya was made a professional football c ...

from Lobi Stars, citing that "the offer was better than those from Europe". He joined the Libyan club on a one-year deal. He made his debut against Olympic Azzaweya in a 1-1 home draw. In June 2014 Orkuma joined Tunisian club

Étoile Sportive du Sahel Étoile Sportive du Sahel (), known as ES Sahel or simply ESS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sousse in the Sahel, Tunisia, Sahel region of Tunisia. Their home stadium, Sousse Olympic Stadium, has a capacity of 50,000 spectators ...

on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract. In 2016, Orkuma signed for Libyan side Al Ahli SC on loan until the endo of the season. He scored his first goal in a friendly match against Olympique Sidi Bouzid in January 2016. At the end of the season Al Ahli and Etoile du Sahel extended his loan at the Libyan club. On 20 July 2017, Orkuma joined

Stade Gabèsien Stade Gabèsien () or Stayda is a Tunisian football and basketball club from Gabès Gabès (, ; ), also spelled Cabès, Cabes, and Kabes, is the capital of the Gabès Governorate in Tunisia. Situated on the coast of the Gulf of Gabès, the ...

in Tunisia, on a two-year contract. On 19 June 2019, Orkuma joined US Monastir on a two-year deal. He helped Monastir classify to the

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football football team, club competition established in 2004 and organized by Confederation of African Football, CAF ...

for the first time, by winning the

Tunisian Cup The Tunisian Cup (), formerly known as Tunisian President Cup (1956–2011), is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition in Football in Tunisia, Tunisian football, organized annually by the Tunisian Football Federati ...

. His club finished third in the league and he made the team of the season. In 2020, he signed for Qatari club

Umm Salal SC Umm Salal Sport Club () is a Qatari professional association football, football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Football in Qatar, Qatari football. Previously called Al-Tadamun Sport Club, Umm ...

, on a reported fee of $500,000, signing a two-year contract. On 5 June 2025, he signed a two-year contract with

, under Lassaad Chabbi who coached him in Monastir back in 2020.

International career

Orkuma has described playing for the Nigeria national under-20 team as the highlight of his career.Playing for Nigeria is the greatest moment of my career – Moses Orkuma
brila.net He took part in the

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the nineteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. It ran from 21 June to 13 July 2013. At the FIFA Executive Meeting in Zürich on 3 March 2011, ...

and te

2013 African U-20 Championship The 2013 African U-20 Championship officially known as the Orange African U-20 Championship, Algeria 2013 was the 19th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, African U-20 Championship. The competition was held in Algeria in the cities of Oran ...

Honours

Al Ahli Tripoli *

Libyan Premier League The Libyan Premier League () is the men's top professional football division of the Libyan football league system. Administered by the Competition Organizing Committee in the Libyan Football Federation, Libyan Premier League is contested by 22 t ...

: 2015–16 US Monastir *

: 2019–20

References

External links

* Living people 1994 births Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Lobi Stars F.C. players Al Ahli SC (Tripoli) players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players Al Ahly SCSC (Benghazi) players Stade Gabèsien players US Monastir (football) players Umm Salal SC players Raja CA players Nigeria Professional Football League players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Qatar Stars League players Botola players Expatriate men's footballers in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Libyan Premier League players People from Gboko Footballers from Benue State 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub