Sunday Mba (born 28 November 1988) is a Nigerian former

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Club career

Mba joined Rangers on loan in May 2013 from Warri Wolves. He scored in his Rangers' debut, a 3–1 loss to Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo in the

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He signed for Bastia in December after a drawn-out negotiation that lasted most of the year. In October 2019, after 2 years without a club, he said he wanted to return to active football.

International career

He was a member of the Nigeria B team that won the

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. He made his senior debut in the Eagles' 0–0 tie against

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in January 2012. He scored a brace against

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in his next game. He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the

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. Mba scored the winning goal in Nigeria's 2–1 quarter-final win over

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. On 10 February 2013, in the

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against

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, he scored the first and only goal of the game, to hand Nigeria their third Africa Cup of Nations title. He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the

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Honours

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Orders *

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Member of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mba, Sunday 1988 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Enyimba F.C. players Rangers International F.C. players Dolphin F.C. (Nigeria) players Warri Wolves F.C. players CA Bastia players Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Ligue 2 players TFF 1. Lig players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Footballers from Aba, Nigeria Men's association football midfielders Members of the Order of the Niger 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen Footballers from Abia State