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Emmanuel Hyacinth Babayaro (born 26 December 1976) is a Nigerian footballer. He is a goalkeeper, best known for being the older brother of former Chelsea and Newcastle United player Celestine Babayaro.

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Emmanuel Babayaro

Personal information
Full name	Emmanuel Hyacinth Babayaro
Date of birth	(1976-12-26) 26 December 1976 (age 45)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–96	Plateau United
National team
	Nigeria U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's Football
	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition

Emmanuel was a keen central midfielder as a child, but his younger brother Celestine would force him to play in goal, hitting him until he gave in. It was in this position that he was noticed.

Babayaro was also part of Nigeria's gold medal winning team at the 1996 Olympics, a side in which Celestine also appeared.

External links

• NigerianPlayers.com profile

На других языках

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- [en] Emmanuel Babayaro

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[fr] Emmanuel Babayaro

Emmanuel Hyacinth Babayaro est un footballeur nigérian né le 26 décembre 1976 à Kaduna. Il évoluait au poste de gardien de but. Il est aussi connu pour être le frère de l'international nigérian Celestine Babayaro.

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[it] Emmanuel Babayaro

Emmanuel Hyacinth Babayaro (Kaduna, 26 dicembre 1976) è un dirigente sportivo ed ex calciatore nigeriano, di ruolo portiere.

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[ru] Бабаяро, Эммануэл

Эммануэл Хайаcинт Бабаяро (англ. Emmanuel Hyacinth Babayaro, родился 26 декабря 1976 в Кадуне) — нигерийский футболист, игравший на позиции вратаря, олимпийский чемпион 1996 года.

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