Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Kolocho Bameyi[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 January 2006||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Yum Yum | ||
Youth career | |||
Yum Yum | |||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Nigeria U20 | 5 | (0) |
Nigeria U23 | |||
2022– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:14, 16 March 2023 (UTC) |
Daniel Kolocho Bameyi (born 4 January 2006) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays as a defender.[2]
Bameyi is listed as playing for an Abuja-based club named Yum Yum FC, although it has been reported that no club by this name exists in Nigeria.[3] Head coach of the Nigeria under-20 side, Ladan Bosso, stated in late May 2023 that Yum Yum FC were indeed a real club, actually named the Yum Yum Academy, and that Bameyi was on their books.[4]
Bameyi represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, captaining the side as they finished third in the competition.[5] His performances at the tournament were not particularly impressive; having been suspended for the quarter-finals after accumulating two yellow cards in the group stage, his mistake in the semi-final allowed the Gambia to score the only goal of the game.[6][7]
Bameyi was first called up to the senior team of Nigeria in November 2022, for a friendly game against Costa Rica, going on to make his debut in the 2–0 loss.[8] He was again called up to the senior squad for two 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games against Guinea-Bissau.[9]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Nigeria | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |