Full name Sylvanus Okpala 1983–1984 Uniao Years Team Height 1.76 m | Playing position Role Football player Name Sylvanus Okpala | |
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Date of birth (1961-09-05) 5 September 1961 (age 54) | ||
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Sylvanus Okpala (born 5 September 1961) is a retired Nigerian football midfielder.

Okpala played club football for Enugu Rangers, C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese Liga.
Okpala played for the Nigeria national football team at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics. He also played for the squad that won the 1980 African Cup of Nations.
On 8 November 2011, Sylvanus has become assistant manager of Nigeria National Team. [1].
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