Report reaching our news desk said that Super Eagles and Udense Italy player Christain Obodo was kidnapped this morning at his hometown Effurum,Warri in Delta State,south south Nigeria..Though the details of the kidnap is still sketchy and not fully confirmed,it was gathered that the footballer was on holiday in Nigeria after the end of the Italian league session when he was kidnapped in front of Zion Ministry Church Effurum.
More details as it unfolds..Meanwhile,below is the full carer details of the footballer..CKN
Christian Obodo (born 11 May
1984 in Warri, Nigeria) is a football defensive midfielder from Nigeria, currently plays for Italian Serie A side U.S. Lecce on loan from Udinese Calcio.
Football career
He was plucked from relative obscurity
in the Nigerian league, playing for Plateau United before he became one of
the hottest properties in the Italian Serie A where he had a brilliant season
at Perugia. He scored his first ever Serie A goal in a 2–2 draw against Inter
at the end of the season 2003.
Fiorentina signed him as a key part of
their renovation as the team came back to Serie A in 2004. They only bought
half the registration rights and in 2005 La Viola and Perugia
were forced to make a blind auction to decide his future. Perugia won the
auction but immediately sold him to Udinese.[1]
Obodo played his first UEFA Champions League with Le
zebrette in 2005–06 season. Partnered with Sulley Muntari, they formed a strong[citation needed] midfielder
role up until Muntari's exit for Portsmouth F.C. in 2007.
International career
He made his long-awaited debut for the
Super Eagles in the LG Cup tournament featuring in the games versus Ghana and Cameroon.
He also made a substitute appearance in the prestigious Brazil friendly,
playing as a striker. He has also appeared in Nigeria's 4–1 win over Malawi in
an ANC 2004 qualifier. Obodo scored his first goal in an 5-2 win at Algeria.
Goals for Senior National Team
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Date
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Venue
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Opponent
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Score
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Result
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Competition
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4 September 2005
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5–2
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Won
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27 January 2006
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2-0
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Won
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2 September 2006
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2-0
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Won
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11 October 2008
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4–1
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Won
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Statistics
Club performance
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League
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Cup
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Continental
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Total
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Season
|
Club
|
League
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Italy
|
League
|
Total
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||||||||
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
||||
30
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
1
|
|||
31
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
46
|
1
|
|||
33
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
-
|
39
|
2
|
||||
28
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
12
|
0
|
41
|
2
|
|||
30
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
33
|
6
|
||||
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
-
|
4
|
0
|
||||
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
1
|
26
|
1
|
|||
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|||
20
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
21
|
0
|
||||
Country
|
Italy
|
173
|
9
|
23
|
2
|
30
|
1
|
226
|
12
|
|
Total
|
173
|
9
|
23
|
2
|
30
|
1
|
226
|
12
|
||
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
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2003
|
3
|
0
|
2004
|
5
|
0
|
2005
|
3
|
1
|
2006
|
5
|
2
|
2007
|
2
|
0
|
2008
|
3
|
1
|
Total
|
21
|
4
|