Early years and Denmark Born in
Lagos, Okechukwu started his career playing for
Flash Flamingoes and
Iwuanyanwu Nationale, winning the 1988 and 1989
Nigeria Premier League with the latter. In July 1990 he moved abroad to join Danish club
Brøndby IF, being signed by newly appointed coach
Morten Olsen alongside teammate
Friday Elahor. Soon a part of the starting XI, Okechukwu helped the team win the 1990 and 1991
Danish championship, and was one of the mainstays of the squad that reached the semifinals of the
1990–91 UEFA Cup; while Elahor was touted by some as the next
Brian Laudrup, he would soon leave for
Africa Sports, while Okechukwu would be named the 1992's Brøndby IF
Player of the Year.
Turkey and retirement After appearing in the
1992 African Cup of Nations, where Nigeria reached the semi-finals, Okechukwu was linked to Turkish side
Fenerbahçe for half a year, until he was bought in a
DKK8 million
transfer deal in November 1993. At
Istanbul, he formed a defensive duo with former Brøndby teammate
Jes Høgh, helping the club to its first
Süper Lig championship in seven years in
1996. Okechukwu played a further four seasons with Fenerbahçe, repeating league accolades in
2000–01. After nearly 250 official games he moved to fellow league team
İstanbulspor, returning in 2007 to Nigeria first with
Ocean Boys then with
Bayelsa United (joining the latter in July 2008, and retiring shortly after, aged 41). ==International career==