Facts:   - clubs: k. standard liège beerschot v.a.c. eendracht aalst rc strasbourg paris sg    - caps: 21 88 96 19 67    - position: defender    - nationalcaps: 18    - years: 1989-1991 1991-1996 1996-1999 1999-2001 2001-2004    - height: 1.76    - nationalyears: 1991-2001    - nationalgoals: 0      - birth date: 20 september 1972    - name: godwin okpara    - nationalteam: nigeria    - birth place: obaku , imo , nigeria    - goals: 0 5 6 0 1   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of godwin okpara .
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godwin okpara -lrb- born september 20 , 1972 in obaku , imo -rrb- is a former football defender .capped for nigeria , he was part of the team that participated in the 1998 fifa world cup , 2000 africa cup of nations and the 2000 summer olympics .okpara was outstanding at the 1989 u-17 world championship , and moved to belgian club beerschot .after some years of relative success playing for eendracht aalst , for instance winning the belgian ebony shoe , he moved to play in france for rc strasbourg and paris sg .his second season in the latter club was miserable , making him return to belgium and standard liège .okpara retired after the 2003-04 season .