Sunday Mba (born 28 November 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Mba joined Rangers on loan in May 2013 from Warri Wolves. He scored in his Rangers' debut, a 3âÂÂ1 loss to Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo in the 2013 CAF Champions League He signed for Bastia in December after a drawn-out negotiation that lasted most of the year.
In October 2019, after two years without a club, he said he wanted to return to active football.
He was a member of the Nigeria B team that won the 2010 WAFU Nations Cup. He made his senior debut in the Eagles' 0âÂÂ0 tie against Angola in January 2012. He scored a brace against Liberia in his next game.
He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Mba scored the winning goal in Nigeria's 2âÂÂ1 quarter-final win over Ivory Coast. On 10 February 2013, in the final against Burkina Faso, he scored the only goal of the game, to hand Nigeria their third Africa Cup of Nations title.
He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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