Kennedy Ihenacho

Kennedy Ihenacho

Personal information
Full name	Kennedy Ihenacho
Date of birth	(1990-12-16) December 16, 1990
Place of birth	Owerri, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Burgan SC
Number	29
Youth career
2006–2008	Pepsi Football Academy
2008–2009	Campos Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Niger Tornadoes FC	10	(2)
2010	Dolphins FC	17	(4)
2011–2012	Roi Et FC	47	(10)
2013	VSI TAMPA BAY FC	10	(3)
2014–2015	Burgan SC	28	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kennedy Ihenacho // (born December 16, 1990) is a Nigerian former footballer. He moved to Kuwait after his contract expiration with the VSI TAMPA BAY FC in the United States USL league 2013 season. Kennedy Ihenacho has played for Roi Et FC in Thailand, Niger Tornadoes FC and Dolphins FC both in Nigeria.

Career

Kennedy received his football education in the famous Pepsi Football Academy in Nigeria after graduation from the academy he started his first professional exhibition by playing for Niger Tornadoes FC and Dolphins FC in the Nigerian Premier League. Based on his ambition to face bigger challenges in his career he was spotted by an agent that took him to the Thai league where he secured a two years contract. Kennedy Ihenacho after his contract expiration jetted into the United States on an invitation by the United States indoor soccer giants the Milwaukee Wave Indoor soccer club where he played for a few months and later settled in a short term contract with the VSI Tampa Bay FC in the USL.

Position

Kennedy's preferred role is in the central defense and also a utility is the defense. He showcases his interceptions and timing in tackles and his aerial dominance, and possesses a playing trademark as an attacking sweeper and scores almost in every game.