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Elkanah Bollington Onyeali (7 June 1939 – 11 August 2008) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Tranmere Rovers, scoring 8 goals in 13 games in the Football League during the 1960–61 season. Onyeali was one of the first African players to play in England, and the first black player to play professionally on Merseyside. He later studied in the United States before returning to Nigeria, where he coached teams including the Trojans and the Spartans. Onyeali died in August 2008, aged 69.