title: Emmanuel Okala
text: # Emmanuel Okala
  
  Emmanuel Okala // (listen)(born May 17, 1951) is a former footballer who played for the Nigerian national football team from 1972 to 1980. He was named "Footballer of the Year" in 1978 after winning the 1980 African Cup of Nations tournament while representing Nigeria.
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### Individual
  
  * Footballer of The Year Award – 1978
  
  ### International
  
  * 1980 African Cup of Nations – 1980
  