Ndubuisi Egbo

Ndubuisi Emmanuel Egbo (born 25 July 1973) is a Nigerian football manager and former footballer. He is currently the manager of Albanian club KF Tirana.

Ndubuisi Egbo
Personal information
Full name Ndubuisi Emmanuel Egbo
Date of birth (1973-07-25) 25 July 1973
Place of birth Aba, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 NITEL Vasco Enugu (1)
1994–1995 NEPA Lagos
1996–1998 Julius Berger
1998–2001 El-Masry
2001 Moroka Swallows
2001–2004 Tirana 157 (0)
2004–2007 El-Masry
2007–2011 Bylis 52 (1)
National team
1999–2002 Nigeria 12 (1)
Teams managed
2010–2013 Bylis (Goalkeeping Coach)
2013–2014 Bylis
2014–2019 Tirana (Goalkeeping Coach)
2019– Tirana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Egbo played as a goalkeeper during his career professional career, most notably representing Tirana, winning with them three trophies. He was also a player of Nigeria national team, playing 12 matches and representing it in two tournaments of African Cup of Nations.

Club career

Egbo previously played for NITEL Vasco Enugu, NEPA Lagos and Julius Berger in the Nigeria Premier League, for Moroka Swallows in the South African Premier Soccer League, for El-Masry in the Egyptian Premier League, and for KF Tirana and Bylis Ballsh in the Albanian Superliga.[1]

International career

Egbo has made several appearances for the full Nigeria national football team. He was a member of the Nigeria squad at the 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations.[2]

Managerial career

On 17 October 2015, after the sacking of Shkëlqim Muça following 1–1 home draw against Flamurtari Vlorë, both assistants of Muça were appointed temporarily the new managers of KF Tirana.[3][4]. Egbo became the first ever Nigerian coach to lead a European team to a league title after his team were crowned 2019/2020 Albanian League champions, the team also qualified for the Uefa Champions League.[5][6]


Managerial statistics
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Tirana Dec 09, 2019 present 29 20 4 5 068.97

Honours

Club
Julius Berger
  • Nigeria Premier League: 1996
Al-Masry
KF Tirana

As Player

As Manager

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References
  1. "Ndubuisi Egbo". FilBalad FilGoal. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  2. "African Nations Cup 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  3. Ergis Tafalla (19 October 2015). "Tirana nën drejtimin e Egbo dhe Gvozdenovic". Telesport.al. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. "Egbo dhe Gvozdenovic ne krye te skuadres". KF Tirana. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. James, Agberebi. "Egbo Makes History As KF Tirana Clinch Albanian League Title, Qualify For Champions League". Complete Sports. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  6. Jeff, Kinyanjui. "Kenya: Dunga Wins Albania League Title With KF Tirana". All Africa. Retrieved 21 July 2020.


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