Akandu Lawrence
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Lawrence Chimezie Akandu ( Lawrence, born December 10, 1974 in Nigeria
) is a Nigerian-born football
player who currently playing for Mutual
, the Hong Kong Second Division
Club.
.
Akandu moved to Hong Kong
from the Polish
club Wisla Krakow
in 1994. He played for Hong Kong First Division side Frankwell, Five-One-Seven, Tung Po.
In the summer of 2002, Akandu joined Hong Kong Second Division club Kitchee. As a physically powerful centre forward, he scored 15 goals in the 2002-03 season, helping Kitchee earn promotion to the Hong Kong First Division.
, Akandu joined Happy Valley, one of the top team in Hong Kong First Division League. Despite lack of first division experience, he quickly adapted in the competition. He scored ten goals in the first-half season and led the Top Soccer table.
against Korea Republic on December 4, 2003,
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With Happy Valley
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With Tung Po:
With Shatin SA
:
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
) is a Nigerian-born football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who currently playing for Mutual
Mutual FC
Pontic is a Hong Kong association football team. In 2010, the club was renamed from Mutual FC to Pontic Football Team. Pontic won promotion to the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League but was unable to raise enough sponsorship to take part...
, the Hong Kong Second Division
Hong Kong Second Division League
Hong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:...
Club.
Early career
Akandu started his career and made his name as a centre forward but has become a defenderDefender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
.
Akandu moved to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
from the Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
club Wisla Krakow
Wisla Kraków
Wisła Kraków is a football club based in Kraków, Poland. Wisła contends in Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish professional football competition. Wisła Kraków is one of the oldest and most successful Polish football clubs. It ranks third in the number of national titles won behind Górnik Zabrze...
in 1994. He played for Hong Kong First Division side Frankwell, Five-One-Seven, Tung Po.
In the summer of 2002, Akandu joined Hong Kong Second Division club Kitchee. As a physically powerful centre forward, he scored 15 goals in the 2002-03 season, helping Kitchee earn promotion to the Hong Kong First Division.
Happy Valley
In 2003-04 seasonHong Kong First Division League 2003-04
- Finalised League Table :Promoted: Citizen AA†Nancheng Real Estate folded after the season.-References:*...
, Akandu joined Happy Valley, one of the top team in Hong Kong First Division League. Despite lack of first division experience, he quickly adapted in the competition. He scored ten goals in the first-half season and led the Top Soccer table.
International career
In November 2003, Akandu acquired Hong Kong permanent resident status and played as a striker in the Hong Kong representative team. He scored on his debut for Hong Kong in the East Asian Football Championship 2003East Asian Cup 2003
-Personal awards:-Matches Detail:Finals matches held in Japan, all times local time.-------------Final standing:-External links:**...
against Korea Republic on December 4, 2003,
Honours
With KitcheeKitchee
Kitchee Sports Club is a Hong Kong sports club best known for its footballing exploits. The club was founded in 1931 and currently plays in Hong Kong First Division League....
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- Hong Kong Second Division LeagueHong Kong Second Division LeagueHong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:...
: 2002-03
With Happy Valley
Happy Valley A.A.
Happy Valley Athletic Association is a Hong Kong football club. They currently play in the Hong Kong Second Division League. The club is also known simply as Happy Valley...
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- Hong Kong Senior ShieldHong Kong Senior ShieldHong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the oldest football knockout inter-club competition in Asia. Usually only the teams in First Division would enter into the competition...
: 2003-04 - Hong Kong FA CupHong Kong FA CupHong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event...
: 2003-04
With Tung Po:
- Hong Kong Junior ShieldHong Kong Junior ShieldHong Kong Junior Shield is a football competition in Hong Kong established in 1922. All teams in Second Division and Third Division participate in the competition.-History:...
: 2005-06
With Shatin SA
Shatin SA
Shatin Sports Association is a sport club based in Sha Tin District of Hong Kong. Its football team is now in the Hong Kong Second Division League and played in the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2009-10 season...
:
- Hong Kong Junior ShieldHong Kong Junior ShieldHong Kong Junior Shield is a football competition in Hong Kong established in 1922. All teams in Second Division and Third Division participate in the competition.-History:...
: 2007-08 - Hong Kong Third Division LeagueHong Kong Third Division LeagueHong Kong Third Division League is the third and the lowest level of football competition under the organization of Hong Kong Football Association. It is divided into two parallel leagues: Hong Kong Third 'A' Division League and Hong Kong Third 'District' Division League...
: 2007-08 - Hong Kong Junior ShieldHong Kong Junior ShieldHong Kong Junior Shield is a football competition in Hong Kong established in 1922. All teams in Second Division and Third Division participate in the competition.-History:...
: 2008-09 - Hong Kong Second Division LeagueHong Kong Second Division LeagueHong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:...
: 2008-09
Club career
As of November 14, 2009| Club | Season | League Hong Kong First Division League Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:... |
League Cup Hong Kong League Cup The Hong Kong League Cup is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the Hong Kong First Division League. The cup was relaunched for the 2010-11 season after being discontinued in the 2009-10 season.-Format:... |
Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the oldest football knockout inter-club competition in Asia. Usually only the teams in First Division would enter into the competition... |
FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event... |
AFC Cup AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their... |
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Happy Valley Happy Valley A.A. Happy Valley Athletic Association is a Hong Kong football club. They currently play in the Hong Kong Second Division League. The club is also known simply as Happy Valley... |
2003-04 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 14 |
| 2004-05 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 5 | |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 19 | |
| Club | Season | League Hong Kong Second Division League Hong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:... |
— | Junior Shield Hong Kong Junior Shield Hong Kong Junior Shield is a football competition in Hong Kong established in 1922. All teams in Second Division and Third Division participate in the competition.-History:... |
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tung Po | 2005-06 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | |
| Club | Season | League Hong Kong First Division League Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:... |
League Cup Hong Kong League Cup The Hong Kong League Cup is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the Hong Kong First Division League. The cup was relaunched for the 2010-11 season after being discontinued in the 2009-10 season.-Format:... |
Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the oldest football knockout inter-club competition in Asia. Usually only the teams in First Division would enter into the competition... |
FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event... |
AFC Cup AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their... |
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hong Kong FC Hong Kong FC The Soccer Section of Hong Kong Football Club has few teams. The First Team is competitng in Hong Kong Second Division League.-History:... |
2006-07 2006-07 in Hong Kong football The 2006-07 season in Hong Kong football, starting July 2006 and ending June 2007:-Overview:The number of teams in the First Division will increase from eight to ten as the HKFA has decided to keep the two bottom teams last season, South China and Hong Kong 08, in the First Division, while HKFC and... |
13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |
| Club | Season | League Hong Kong Third Division League Hong Kong Third Division League is the third and the lowest level of football competition under the organization of Hong Kong Football Association. It is divided into two parallel leagues: Hong Kong Third 'A' Division League and Hong Kong Third 'District' Division League... |
— | Junior Shield Hong Kong Junior Shield Hong Kong Junior Shield is a football competition in Hong Kong established in 1922. All teams in Second Division and Third Division participate in the competition.-History:... |
FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event... |
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shatin SA Shatin SA Shatin Sports Association is a sport club based in Sha Tin District of Hong Kong. Its football team is now in the Hong Kong Second Division League and played in the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2009-10 season... |
2007-08 2007-08 in Hong Kong football -Overview:* Hong Kong 08 was dissolved as Hong Kong was knocked out from the 2008 Summer Olympics qualification.* Tung Po, the 2006-07 Second Division champion refused to promote while the runner-up Shek Kip Mei promoted and renamed to Workable.... |
4 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Season | League Hong Kong Second Division League Hong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:... |
— | Junior Shield Hong Kong Junior Shield Hong Kong Junior Shield is a football competition in Hong Kong established in 1922. All teams in Second Division and Third Division participate in the competition.-History:... |
FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event... |
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| 2008-09 2008-09 in Hong Kong football -Events:On 9 July 2008, South China goalkeeper Zhang Chunhui was sentenced imprisonment for 8 months due to inflicting grievous bodily harm upon another person. He injured a 17-year-old boy in Causeway Bay on 19 December 2007.... |
16 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 18 | |
| Total | 20 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 22 | |
| Mutual FC Mutual FC Pontic is a Hong Kong association football team. In 2010, the club was renamed from Mutual FC to Pontic Football Team. Pontic won promotion to the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League but was unable to raise enough sponsorship to take part... |
2009-10 2009-10 in Hong Kong football -Asian Cup qualifiers:Hong Kong played in their Asian Cup 2011 qualifying campaign.-------------East Asian Football Championship Semi-Final:---------Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup:... |
7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | ||
| Total | 7 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | |
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International career
As of January 15, 2007| # | Date | Venue | Opponents | Result | Goals | Competition |
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| 1 | December 4, 2003 | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
1-3 | 1 | East Asian Cup 2003 East Asian Cup 2003 -Personal awards:-Matches Detail:Finals matches held in Japan, all times local time.-------------Final standing:-External links:**... |
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| 2 | December 7, 2003 | Saitama Saitama, Saitama ' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
0-1 | 0 | East Asian Cup 2003 East Asian Cup 2003 -Personal awards:-Matches Detail:Finals matches held in Japan, all times local time.-------------Final standing:-External links:**... |
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| 3 | December 10, 2003 | Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
1-3 | 0 | East Asian Cup 2003 East Asian Cup 2003 -Personal awards:-Matches Detail:Finals matches held in Japan, all times local time.-------------Final standing:-External links:**... |
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| 4 | February 19, 2004 | Kuantan Kuantan Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu... , Malaysia |
3-1 | 0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. | |
| 5 | June 9, 2004 | Kuwait City Kuwait City -Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:... , Kuwait Kuwait The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the... |
0-4 | 0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. | |
| 6 | September 8, 2004 | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... , Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
0-2 | 0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. | |
| 7 | November 17, 2004 | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... , Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
0-7 | 0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. |