Bello Musa Kofarmata

Bello Musa Kofarmata (born 12 May 1988, in Kano) is a Nigerian footballer, who is currently playing with Kano Pillars F.C..

Bello Kofarmata
Personal information
Full name Bello Musa Kofarmata
Date of birth (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Kano Pillars F.C.
Number 20
Youth career
–2007 Buffalo F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Kano Pillars F.C. 27 (11)
2010–2012 Heartland F.C. 20 (8)
2012– Kano Pillars F.C.
National team
2007 Nigeria U-20 4 (0)
2010– Nigeria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He sealed a deal with IK Start of Norway, following a spate of trials with the team, with Kano Pillars F.C. he won the Nigerian Premier League for 2007-08 and was with 11 goals the topscorer.[1] In August 2008 he was on a trial at Austria's LASK and played one friendly game, the forward returned from Europe to Pillars at the start of the 2008 season.[2] He joined Heartland in January 2010 for a fee of five million naira.[3] After two and half year left Heartland F.C. and signed with Nigerian Premier League rival Kano Pillars F.C..[4]

International

Was only a fringe player in the 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup squad. He finally made his full Nigeria debut on 3 March 2010, coming on as a sub in the 5-2 home win over Congo DR.[5]

References
  1. Kofarmata leads Pillars’ revival Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Bayelsa derby is pick of NPL fixtures
  3. "triumphnewspapers.com". www.triumphnewspapers.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. "Pillars Sign 10 New Players Ahead 2013 League Season". Nigerian Pilot. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. Homeboy Kofarmata thinks big Archived 13 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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