Chukwuma Akabueze


Chukwuma Akabueze, nicknamed Bentley, is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played for Turkish club Şanlıurfaspor.

Club career

The former striker of Kwara United before he was taken to Odd Grenland in July 2007. He has a very good left foot which he utilised in scoring a stunner against Zambia in the second round stage of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. His skill is another asset to him evident by the goal he scored in the 1–1 draw with Rosenborg BK on 2 August 2009. On 24 February 2011, he signed for SK Brann.
On 19 February 2013, Bentley transferred to Chinese Super League club Wuhan Zall.

International career

He was a member of the Nigerian team that took part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, in which they were eliminated in the quarter-final by Chile.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 May 2007Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya1–01–0Friendly