Eagles Goalkeeper, Uzoho Joins The List of Married Men

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho has joined the league of married men on Wednesday as his traditional wedding was held on 26th December 2018.

The wedding ceremony which happened at Anglican Cathedral playground, Egbu in Owerri, Imo State has his teammates in attendance, Henry Onyekuru and Samuel Kalu are some of the guests that grace the ceremony.

Francis Odinaka Uzoho (born 28 October 1998), known simply as Francis in Spain, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Elche CF on loan from Deportivo de La Coruña as a goalkeeper.

Uzoho represented Nigeria under-17s at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Aged only 14, he was an immediate backup to Dele Alampasu. In October 2017 Uzoho received his first call-up to the Nigerian senior squad. He made his full international debut on 14 November, replacing Daniel Akpeyi in a 4–2 friendly win against Argentina. 

He was named in Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. By that time he was considered Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper. He withdrew from the national squad in November 2018 due to injury.