Solomon Okpako (born 1 May 1990) is a

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who currently plays for

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side

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Career

Okpako started his career 2003 on the youth side for

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and was at age 15 promoted to the senior team. He left after one-season to sign for

club

Kano Pillars F.C. Kano Pillars Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in Kano, northwestern Nigeria. They play in the Nigeria Professional Football League, the first-tier division in Nigerian football. They play their home games at Sani Aba ...

, in January 2006. He currently stars for seven time Nigeria champions

Enyimba International F.C. Enyimba Football Club, commonly known as Enyimba, is a Nigerian professional football club based in the city of Aba, Abia State which plays in the Nigerian Professional Football League. Their name means ''People's Elephant'' in Igbo language a ...

, since January 2017.

International career

Okpako was called into camp for the Nigeria U-20 team prior to the

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but did not make coach

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's final squad. He was called up for the camp prior to the

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in South Africa under Coach Lars Lagerback after helping the

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B team win the 2010 WAFU Cup.Utaka, six home-based stars for Lagerback's 44-man camp
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* 1990 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Kano Pillars F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Panionios F.C. players Chippa United F.C. players Santos F.C. (South Africa) players Enyimba F.C. players Rangers International F.C. players Bendel United F.C. players 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub