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    Published: Sunday, 8 September 2013
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    Ex-Dolphins Star, Kelechi Osunwa Paint Sudanese League with Goals!!!
     During a chat with footyalert, the Sudanese goal king said “I miss my former club, Dolphins of Porthacourt but i do find time to train with the Pride of Rivers whenever I’m in Nigeria”

    The Nigerian international who has featured in the Nigeria Under- 20 &23 teams (Flying Eagles and Dream Team) played for Dolphins FC before leaving for Sudanese club Al-Hilal and later switched to Al-Merreikh where he currently plays. His goals have helped him lift the Sudanese league thrice and the Sudan Cup once and also won the league top scorer award in a record four times.

    Ex-Dolphins Star, Kelechi Osunwa Paint Sudanese League with Goals!!!
    While in Nigeria, Osunwa gained promotion with Dolphins FC in 2002 to the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) , he was also the higest goal scorer with 12 goals. He was part of that historic Dolphins team In 2004/2005 season when "The Pride of Rivers"  won the league, FA Cup and played in the finals of the CAF Confederations Cup all in the same year.
    Ex-Dolphins Star, Kelechi Osunwa Paint Sudanese League with Goals!!!
    This big striker who tied the knot after leaving Nigeria said he is always with his family during school vacation. “I got married after i made that move to Sudan and we are always together during the holidays”

    Below is an interesting stats of Kelechi Collins Osunwa courtesy of Sudanese FA

    Kelechi Osunwa  play in Al-Hilal (  2006 – 2008 ) and play in Al-Merreikh (2009-till date)

    Local achievements
    Sudanese League - 2006 with Al-Hilal
    Sudanese League -  2007 with Al-Hilal
    Sudanese League -  2011 with Al-Merreikh
    Sudan Cup - 2010  - with Al-Merreikh

    Foreign achievements
     semi-final  - Arabs Champions League -  2006  - with Al-Hilal
    semi-final  - Africa  Champions League -  2007 -  with Al-Hilal
    Semi-finals -  Confederation  Cup   - 2012 -  with Al-Merreikh
    Second place  - CECAFA Cup  2009 -  with Al-Merreikh
    Third place -  CECAFA Cup -  2011 -  with Al-Merreikh

    146 Goals
    Total goals scored (146 )  goals  with Al-Hilal and  Al-Merreikh
    123  goals in  the Sudanese  tournament and 23 goals in Foreign tournament .

    Goals in Sudanese league
    18 goals -  2006 -  with Al-Hilal
    20 goals -  2007 -  with Al-Hilal
    16 goals -  2008 -  with Al-Merreikh
    21 goals -  2009 -  with Al-Merreikh
    4 goals -  2010 -  with Al-Merreikh
    8 goals -  2011 - with Al-Merreikh
    18 goals -  2012 -  with Al-Merreikh
    Total 105 goal in the Premier League.

    Goals in Sudan Cup
    2006 4 goals  with Al-Hilal
    2007 3 goals  with Al-Hilal
    2008 1 goal with Al-Hilal
    2009 1 goal  with Al-Merreikh
    2011 6 goals  with Al-Merreikh
    2012 3 goals with Al-Merreikh
    Total 18 goals

    Goals the African competitions 
    5 goals -  2007 -  with Al-Hilal
    4 goals -  2008 -  with Al-Hilal
    2 goals -  2010 -  with Al-Merreikh
    6 goals season 2012 with Al-Merreikh
    Total 17 goals

    Goals in Arab Championship
    One   goal -  2006 - with Al-Hilal
    One goal -  2007 - with Al-Hilal
    Total 2  goals

    Goals in CECAFA Cup
    3 goals - 2009 - with Al-Merreikh
    One goal in 2011 - with Al-Merreikh
    Total 4 goals

     100 Goals in Premier League
    The second player to go beyond 100 goals in the Sudanese  league ,  he scored 105 goal  and he  comes in second place after the captain of Al-Merreikh  Faisal Agab  who scored 111 goals.

    The first foreign player
    He was the first foreign player to go beyond 100 goals in Leagues in the Arab countries. 


    League Top scorer  four times
    Won the title of top scorer 4 times, 2006 and 2007 with Al Hilal in 2009   (18) goals the first time and (20) goals in the second  time, 2009  , 2012 with  Al-Merreikh  (21) goals and (18)

    Top scorer  of Sudanese  Derby

    The  top scorer  (Derby  Omdurman  ) between Al Hilal and Al-Merreikh  ( 2000 – 2012 )  he  has scored 7 goals
    2 goals  against Al-Merreikh   when he was a player in Al Hilal
    5 goals  against Al Hilal  when he was a player in Al-Merreikh   

    One of the best scorers in Africa
    one of the best 10 scorers in the  history of the African Clubs competitions,  he has scored 27 goals, including 10 goals with Dolphins FC, a Nigerian team, 9 goals with the Al-Hilal  and 8 goals with Al-Merreikh.

    2005    CAF Champions League    Dolphins FC Port Harcourt    Nigeria    3
    2005    CAF Confederation Cup    Dolphins FC Port Harcourt    Nigeria    7
    2007    CAF Champions League    Al-Hilal Omdurman    Sudan    5
    2008    CAF Champions League    Al-Hilal Omdurman    Sudan    4
    2010               

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  • 2 Comments " Ex-Dolphins Star, Kelechi Osunwa Paint Sudanese League with Goals!!! "

    Anonymous

    Wow.....!!! This is quite impressive

    Anonymous

    Yea, he's d BEST....l wish him more n more grace wit God's protection.