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Umar Zango

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Umar Zango
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Position(s) Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
Nigeria Kano Pillars[2]

Umar Zango is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kano Pillars.[1][3]

International career

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In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be included in the Nigeria 23-man team for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[3][4] He helped the team defeat Zimbabwe for a third-place finish by a goal to nil.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Keshi names Chan squad". kickoffnigeria.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad". bbc.com/. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Nigeria name final squad for 2014 CHAN". Google News. Retrieved 10 February 2014.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad". goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Nigeria win Chan bronze". kickoff.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. ^ "CHAN 2014: Eagles win bronze". sunnewsonline.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.