Career
While still a teenager, Ikedia scored many goals along with Julius Aghahowa at Nigerian club Bendel Insurance. He played professional football for one year in Côte d"Ivoire before he was discovered by Dutch giants Ajax. He broke into Ajax"s first team
After three seasons with Ajax (1999/00 until 2001/02) he was loaned out to various Dutch clubs before signing with Arizona Alkmaar in 2005.
In the 2006-2007 season he was out on loan to RKC Waalwijk but failed to make an impact and was subsequently released by Arizona Alkmaar. He returned to Roosendaal after a trial with the Chicago Fire, after which he later played for Metalurh Donetsk in 2007/08.
In 2008/09 he played for Royal Bank of Canada Roosendaal in the Netherlands Ikedia has played fifteen international matches and scored one goal for Nigeria, for whom he debuted in 1997. He played at the 2002 and the 2000 Summer Olympics.