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Ex-Nigerian soccer star Okafor kills self in Texas

LITTLE ELM, Texas  — Uche Okafor, a defender on two Nigerian World Cup teams and a stalwart player for the Kansas City Wizards in the U.S., committed suicide this week at his Dallas-area home, authorities said Friday. He was 43. Okafor's body was discovered Thursday afternoon by his wife in their house in Little Elm, [.

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The Soccer Room @ Jan 7, 2011 8:25 PM EDT | Blog Profile

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