Andrew Ikefe

Andrew Ikefe
Personal information
Full name Andrew Evans Ikefe
Date of birth (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Al Ahed
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Katsina United
2017–2019 Niger Tornadoes
2019 Kwara United
2019–2022 Plateau United
2022–2024 Shabab Sahel 4 (0)
2024– Al Ahed 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Andrew Evans Ikefe (born 10 October 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Al Ahed.

Career

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Ikefe joined Niger Tornadoes in the 2016–17 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Playing as a centre-back, he scored a goal in a NPFL match against Wikki Tourists which earned him a goal of the week nomination.[1]

After two seasons, he moved on to spend the 2018–19 season with Kwara United.[2] On 22 August 2019, Ikefe joined Plateau United ahead of the 2019–20 campaign,[3] and he has since grown to become the club's vice captain.[4][5]

Ikefe moved to Shabab Sahel in the Lebanese Premier League in August 2022.[6] After spending two seasons with Sahel, Ikefe moved to Ahed in August 2024, remaining in the Lebanese Premier League[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Ahmad, Ikefe, Suleman Nominated For VAT Wonder Goal 5 - Newsbreak.ng". 21 June 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "How Kwara United and Katsina United FC suffered a setback in this season's NPFL". Daily Nigerian. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Ikefe attributes Plateau United success to winning spirit and self believe". Nigeria Professional Football League. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Plateau United sign 12 new players ahead 2019/2020 season". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Nigeria: Self Belief, Secret of Our Success - Ikefe, Plateau Utd Defender". allAfrica.com. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ^ "وصول مدافع شباب الساحل النيجيري اندرو ايكيفي". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=986677696803429&set=a.463566505781220 [bare URL]
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