Emmanuel Okala
29 Mar 2022
Former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala, has said that the team needs a ‘sharper attack’ to triumph against the Black Stars of Ghana in today’s make or mar World Cup qualifier in Abuja.
4 Mar 2022
For years, goalkeeper Emmanuel Okala provided cover for the then Green Eagles to cage the Black Stars of Ghana. One of such encounters was at Lagos ‘73 All Africa Games, when Okala’s magical hands helped Nigeria....
10 Dec 2021
Former international goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala, is not surprised by Nigerian clubs’ poor performance in African inter-club competitions.
18 May 2021
Emmanuel Okala, who was once rated as the best goalkeeper in Africa, was the centre of attention yesterday when the Nigerian football family marked his 70th birthday.
23 Feb 2021
Former international, Emmanuel Okala, has expressed disappointment over Coach Gernot Rohr’s refusal to attend Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) match to scout for players
12 Dec 2020
Last weekend, the Vanguard newspaper reported an incident between its reporters and Emmanuel Okala, MON, one of the heroes of the gold-medal winning team of the Second All Africa Games in 1973....
22 Jul 2020
In 1982, Spartans of Owerri was one of the hottest football clubs in West Africa. The team, then coached by the late Kelechi Emeteole, was always in the mix of things in the fight for the league title...
23 May 2020
The ‘problem’ with Babuje, for that’s what I call Emmanuel Okala, is that he takes everything in life very seriously. I recall our years in the national camp.
9 Apr 2020
Former Super Eagles Coach, Adegboye Onigbinde, may have stoked a round of controversy when he picked former national team captain, Vincent Enyeama, as Nigeria’s best goalkeeper
2 Mar 2020
They came from all walks of life, with varying agenda to the Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, where the 2020 Police Games was flagged off at the weekend.
7 Dec 2019
My Captain, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, MFR, who should have written and signed this letter has passed on that responsibility to me, being his Vice-Captain.
30 Oct 2019
Former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala has predicted that Anambra State would soon become Nigeria’s number one sports state following Governor Willie Obiano’s investment in catch-them-young programmes.