# Raphael Chukwu

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{{short description|Nigerian international footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name           = Raphael Chukwu
|image          = 
|caption        = 
|fullname       = Raphael Ndukwe Chukwu
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1975|07|22|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [Aba, Abia](/source/Aba%2C_Abia), Nigeria
|height         = {{height|m=1.90}}
|position       = [Striker](/source/Striker_(association_football))
|currentclub    = 
|clubnumber     =
|years1         = 1992–1993
|clubs1         = [Enyimba International](/source/Enyimba_International_F.C.)
|caps1          = 
|goals1         = 
|years2         = 1993–1995
|clubs2         = [Udoji United](/source/Udoji_United_F.C.)
|caps2          = 
|goals2         = 
|years3         = 1995–1996
|clubs3         = [Shooting Stars](/source/Shooting_Stars_SC)
|caps3          = 31
|goals3         = 21
|years4         = 1996–1999
|clubs4         = [Mamelodi Sundowns](/source/Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.)
|caps4          = 85
|goals4         = 46
|years5         = 1999–2004
|clubs5         = [Bari](/source/A.S._Bari)
|caps5          = 16 
|goals5         = 1
|years6         = 2000–2001
|clubs6         = → [Mamelodi Sundowns](/source/Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.)
|caps6          = 30 
|goals6         = 12
|years7         = 2003–2004
|clubs7         = → [Çaykur Rizespor](/source/%C3%87aykur_Rizespor)
|caps7          = 11 
|goals7         = 4
|years8         = 2004
|clubs8         = [Mamelodi Sundowns](/source/Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.)
|caps8          = 4
|goals8         = 0
|nationalyears1 = 1995–2001
|nationalteam1  = [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria_national_football_team)
|nationalcaps1  = 10
|nationalgoals1 = 3
|club-update    = 5 November 2012
|ntupdate       = 5 November 2012
}}

'''Raphael Ndukwe Chukwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Raphael Ndukwe Chukwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 22 July 1975) is a Nigerian international [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [striker](/source/Striker_(association_football)).

==Career==
Chukwu has played professionally in Nigeria, South-Africa, Italy, and Turkey for [Enyimba International](/source/Enyimba_International_F.C.), [Udoji United](/source/Udoji_United_F.C.), [Shooting Stars](/source/Shooting_Stars_SC), [Mamelodi Sundowns](/source/Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.), [Bari](/source/A.S._Bari)<ref>{{cite web|publisher=P.M. News|location=Lagos|last=Demeyin|first=Peter|title=Africa: Why I Signed For Bari - Chukwu Ndukwe|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/199906280139.html|date=28 June 1999|accessdate=24 August 2019}}</ref> and [Çaykur Rizespor](/source/%C3%87aykur_Rizespor).<ref name = "NFT">{{NFT player|id=14755|accessdate=}}</ref>

He participated at the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring in the Final against Cameroon,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Tournament Details|website=[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)|access-date=2018-05-14}}</ref> and earned ten senior caps for Nigeria.<ref name = "NFT"/>

In September 2004 he was banned by FIFA for failing his contractual obligations towards Çaykur Rizespor.<ref>[http://naijanet.com/news/source/2004/sep/14/1003.html FIFA bans Chukwu Ndukwe, former Super Eagles striker, indefinitely], naijanet.com, 14 September 2004</ref>

==References==
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{{PSL Player of the Season}}
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Category:1975 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Aba, Nigeria
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Nigeria men's international footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Serie B players
Category:Süper Lig players
Category:Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
Category:SSC Bari players
Category:Çaykur Rizespor footballers
Category:Shooting Stars S.C. players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players

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