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Place of birthLagos, Nigeria NameWilliam Okpara Current teamOrlando Pirates 1987–1989ACB Lagos Positiongoalkeeper
YearsTeam Height1.80 m Playing positionGoalkeeper RoleFootball player
Full nameWilliam Nwadinobi Okpara Date of birth(1968-05-07) 7 May 1968 (age 47)
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William Nwadinobi "Willy" Okpara (born May 7, 1968 in Lagos) is a former Nigerian football goalkeeper who played more than a decade for South African side Orlando Pirates.
Okpara played for ACB Lagos from 1987 to 1989 before moving to South African side Orlando Pirates. Okpara was the club's first choice goalkeeper from 1990 to 2002, losing his place to Congolese goalkeeper Michel Babale during 2002-03 season, then becoming an understudy to Thabang Radebe and Francis Chansa before retiring in 2005. He holds the record of Pirates' appearances with 375 matches, and is also the club's longest serving player. He was part of the 1995 CAF Champions League winning team.