Real Madrid<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nUzoho’s contract was extended on August 24, 2018, for a further three seasons, and he was then sent on a one-year loan to Segunda Divisi\u00f3n team Elche CF. Ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, he moved on loan to the Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta in February 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After he made his club debut, questions about his health certificate were raised. Anorthosis Famagusta filed an appeal after 9 points were taken away from them as a result. Uzoho’s appeal against his individual punishment of a one-match suspension and \u20ac1,000 fine was won, but the club’s appeal over the deduction was denied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He traveled back to Cyprus on loan in July 2019 this time with Omonia. Due to a catastrophic injury, he sustained while playing for his national team, he only participated in a few games. Uzoho signed a three-year contract to go permanently to APOEL in July 2020 but was let go at the end of the session. Uzoho joined Omonia on a three-year contract on September 1, 2021, to serve as Fabiano’s backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
International Career<\/h3>\n\n\n\n In 2013, Uzoho competed for Nigeria’s under-17 team in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was Dele Alampasu’s initial backup despite being only 14 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uzoho’s first call-up to the Nigerian senior team came in October 2017. On November 14, he replaced Daniel Akpeyi in a 4-2 friendly win against Argentina to make his official international debut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was selected for the 23-person Nigerian team to compete in the 2018 FIFA World Cup<\/strong> in Russia. He was then regarded as Nigeria’s starting goalkeeper.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn November 2018 owing to an injury, he left the national team. He participated in the team for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. In their victory over Tunisia for third place, Nigeria had Uzoho in goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had a ligament injury during a friendly match against Brazil in October 2019, and in November same year, he underwent surgery. He was named to the 28-Man Nigeria squad for the 2021 AFCON Nations Cup <\/strong>on December 25, 2021, by interim coach Eguavoen<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nUzoho played for Nigeria against Ghana on March 29, 2022, in a World Cup qualifier. He received criticism for his performance since a mistake on his part deprived his team of the opportunity to play in the World Cup and resulted in a goal for Ghana. He apologized, saying “I wanted to take my country to Qatar but did the reverse.” National teammates and former international players supported him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nOmonia<\/h3>\n\n\n\nCypriot Cup<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nNet Worth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n According to different sources online, Francis Uzoho has an estimated net worth of $1 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSocial Media Handles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Francis Uzoho is very active on social media platforms. He has verified accounts on both Instagram and Twitter, where he has over 30,900 and over 10,900 followers respectively. You can follow him through the social media handles below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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