Alloysius Agu

Alloy Agu
Personal information
Full name Alloysius Uzoma Agu
Date of birth (1967-07-12) 12 July 1967
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1989 NEPA
1990 ACB Lagos
1990–1992 MVV 45 (0)
1992–1994 RFC Liège 18 (0)
1994–1997 Kayserispor 79 (0)
International career
1988–1995 Nigeria 28 (0)
Managerial career
2021-2022 Nigeria (Goalkeeper coach)
2023- Nigeria (Goalkeeper coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alloysius "Alloy" Uzoma Agu Listenⓘ(born 12 July 1967 in Lagos) is a Nigerian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Agu started his career in Nigerian football with NEPA, ACB Lagos and BCC Lions[1] before he moved to Europe to join Eredivisie side MVV, whom he helped staying in the top tier.[2] He played 45 matches for the club[3] before moving south of the border and play for Belgian side Club Luik. He later played in Turkey, then went to North America where an injury cut short his career.[4]

International career

Their number one choice in the early nineties, he played 28 international matches for the Nigeria national team. He was the starting goalkeeper in the 1990 African Nations Cup where the team finished as runners-up and was brought to the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1994 African Nations Cup as a cover for Peter Rufai. Agu retired at the age of 30, after having spent most of his career in Africa.

He has served as the goalkeeping coach for Enyimba and in April 2008 was named goalkeeper coach for the national team.

References

  1. ^ Edward, Johnny (9 April 2023). "Eagles lost Algiers '90 final to Gabonese ref, not Algeria – Agu". Punch. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  2. ^ Jakobs, Geert-Jan (8 August 2020). "Toen MVV de 'beste keeper van Nederland' in huis had". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  3. ^ "Alloy Agu". Ererat (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  4. ^ Eludini, Tunde (17 April 2021). "'Why I retired early, my close shave with death'- Alloy Agu". Premium Times. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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