Emeka Nwajiobi

Chukwuemeka Nwajiobi Date of Birth: May 25, 1959

Born in Nigeria, Emeka moved to London in 1970 to avoid a civil war that had broken out in his country.

Although invited for trials at Fulham and Millwall, Emeka was made to finish his studies and graduated with a degree in pharmacy before turning out for Dulwich Hamlet.

At Champion Hill, the powerful forward soon had scouts knocking on the door including Luton’s John Moore. He decided to come to Kenilworth Road in December 1983, despite persistent efforts from Tottenham, and within weeks was making a scoring League debut against Nottingham Forest.

Emeka became part of David Pleat’s so called ‘A’ team and was an excellent foil to Brian Stein and Mick Harford but persistent injury ended his career prematurely. He has been a pharmacist in North London for many years.