Career
Sani started playing professionally in Katsina United, but soon, with only 17 years, he came to Italy and signed with Atalanta Bergamo. After one season, he signed with top Belgian club where he stayed until 2003. In the last season he was loaned, in the last half of the season, to Football Club Brussels, known in that period by the name of Kentucky Fried Chicken Strombeek.
In summer 2003, he moved to Israel to play in Hapoel Be"er Sheva.
A serious of injuries made him almost give up, but in December 2006, he signed with a lower Italian league side Alghero Calcio where he expected to return to his maximum form. In 2008, he moved to Serbia to play in Radnički Kragujevac.
He was part of the Nigeria national under-20 football team in 1999. Profile for seasons in VoetbalInternational Player profile in official website.