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Also known as Francis Odinaka Uzoho

Nigerian association football player

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Francis Uzoho is a Nigerian association football player born in Nwangele on October 28, 1998. He plays as a goalkeeper and represents Nigeria in international competition. His professional career began in 2017, and he speaks English, Igbo, and Nigerian Pidgin.

Uzoho has been a member of the Nigeria men's national football team, as well as the clubs Deportivo de La Coruña, Elche CF, Omonia Aradippou, and Omonia Nicosia. He participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019, 2021, and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Key facts

2017
Deportivo La Coruña
2021
Omonia
Full name
Francis Odinaka Uzoho
Date of birth
( 1998-10-28 ) 28 October 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth
Ekitiafor Abba, Nwangele , Imo State , Nigeria
Height
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position
Goalkeeper
Current team
Omonia
2013 2016
Aspire Academy
Years
Team
2017 2018
Deportivo B
2017 2020
Deportivo La Coruña
2018 2019
→ Anorthosis (loan)
2019 2020
→ Omonia (loan)
2020 2021
APOEL

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Omonia Nicosia
Position
Goalkeeper
Nationality
Nigeria

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Francis
Gender
male
Citizenship
Nigeria
Place of birth
Nwangele
Languages spoken
Nigerian Pidgin
Hair colour
black hair
Member of team
Omonia Aradippou
Position played
goalkeeper
Country for sport
Nigeria
Mass
91
Image
Francis Uzoho.jpg
Height
1.96
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date of birth
1998-10-28
start of work period
2017-00-00
social media followers
46733
Commons category
Francis Uzoho
name in native language
Francis Uzoho
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:28, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Francis Odinaka Uzoho MON // (born 28 October 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club Omonia and the Nigeria national team.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Francis Uzoho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.