Ogenyi onazi biography for kids

Nigerian footballer

Ogenyi Eddy OnaziMON (born 25 December 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Italian Serie D club Avezzano.

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He has also played for the Nigeria national team, with whom he won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013.

Club career

Early years

Onazi began playing football in the streets of Jos in 1998.

His skills drew a lot of attention afforded him the opportunity to play in some academies in the city.

His footballing abilities came to prominence when he moved to the city of Lagos to play for My People.^[3]

Lazio

Onazi joined Lazio in 2011,^[4] alongside his teammate, Sani Emmanuel.^[5] The pair trialled in England, Greece and Italy^[3] following appearances at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, in which Nigeria reached the final on home soil, losing to Switzerland.

Onazi was first promoted to the Lazio first team during the 2011–12 seas