Vincent Enyeama
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Records
Vincent Enyeama's career is distinguished by a rare combination of longevity and excellence. He won two CAF Champions League titles with Enyimba, two Israeli championships and cups with Hapoel Tel Aviv, and captained Nigeria to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations title, earning the tournament's Best Goalkeeper award. In 2023, the IFFHS ranked him the greatest African goalkeeper in history, a fitting tribute to a player who saved four shots from Lionel Messi in a single World Cup match.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
IFFHS Greatest African Goalkeeper of All Time
Ranked first in the IFFHS ranking of all-time African goalkeepers.
IFFHS CAF Team of the Decade
Named to the IFFHS CAF Team of the Decade for 2011–2020.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest African Goalkeeper in History
Most popular biography from Nigeria
Records & Feats
Nigeria's most capped player (101 caps) until 2021
Held the record for most appearances for the Nigerian national team until Ahmed Musa surpassed it in November 2021.
First goalkeeper to save four shots from Lionel Messi in a World Cup match
At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Enyeama made six saves against Argentina, including four from Messi, earning man of the match.