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{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Emmanuel Babayaro
| fullname = Emmanuel Hyacinth Babayaro
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|12|26}}
| birth_place = [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]], [[Nigeria]]
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| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
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| years1 = 1993–96 
| clubs1 = [[Plateau United]]
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| nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] U23
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] | [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
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'''Emmanuel Hyacinth Babayaro''' (born 26 December 1976) is a Nigerian [[Association football|footballer]]. He is a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], best known for being the older brother of former [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Newcastle United]] player [[Celestine Babayaro]].

Emmanuel was a keen central midfielder as a child, but his younger brother Celestine would force him to play in goal, hitting him until he gave in. It was in this position that he was noticed.

Babayaro was also part of [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]'s [[gold medal]] winning team at the [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympics]], a side in which [[Celestine Babayaro|Celestine]] also appeared.

==External links==
*[http://www.nigerianplayers.com/player.asp?pID=195 NigerianPlayers.com profile]

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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Nigerian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Nigeria]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Süper Lig players]]
[[Category:Plateau United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in football]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kaduna]]


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