Career
He played for ACB Lagos from 1987 to 1989 and moved to South African side Orlando Pirates. Okpara was the club"s first choice goalkeeper from 1990 to 2002, losing his place to Congolese goalkeeper Michel Nzamongini Babale during 2002-2003 season, then becoming an understudy to Thabang Radebe and Francis Chansa before retiring in 2005. He holds the record of Pirates" appearances with 375 matches, also being the club"s longest serving player.
He played for Nigeria national futsal team at Fédération internationale de football association Futsal World Championship as an outfield player, featuring in the 4-5 loss against Poland when he was sent official
He made his debut for the Nigerian national team in and was selected for the 1998 squad. After his retirement, Okpara became a goalkeeping coach for Orlando Pirates.
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