Rabiu Afolabi
Rabiu Afolabi (an haife shi a ranar 18 ga watan Afrilu a shekarar ta alif dubu daya da dari tara da tamanin (1980)).shi ne tsohon ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ta Nijeriya, wanda ya yi wasa a matsayin mai tsaron baya.

Tashe 
A cikin kakar shekarar alif dubu daya da dari tara da casa'in da bakwai zuwa shekarata alif dubu daya da dari tara da casa'in da takwas (1997-98), ya buga wasanni uku a Eerste Klasse, wanda biyu a cikin tawagar farko. Standard ta buga wasan karshe na gasar cin kofin Belgium, inda ta sha kashi a hannun Lierse SK da ci 1–3 A kakar shekarar alif 1999–zuwa shekarata 2000, Standard ta kare a matsayi na biyar; Afolabi ya buga wasanni 24 inda ya zura kwallo 1.

Bayan ya zama dan wasa na yau da kullun a Standard Liège, Afolabi ya rattaba hannu a kungiyar Napoli ta Serie A a matsayin aro kafin kakar shekarar 2000-01. 

Bayan kakar shekarar 2001-02 an nada shi mafi kyawun mai tsaron gida a Belgium, Standard ya ƙare na biyar. 

A lokacin rani na shekarar 2004 sha'awa ga aka ruwaito daga Marseille, kazalika da sauran clubs. Ya buga wasanni 27 na gasar a kakar wasa ta shekarar 2004–05, duk daga farkon har zuwa minti na karshe, kuma ya zira kwallaye daya a wasan cin nasara da ci 3–0 da FC Wacker Tirol . 

A karon farko a gasar Ligue 1 a ranar 13 ga watan Agusta shekarata 2005 ya zo ne a madadin matashin Jérémy Ménez . A karshen kakar wasa ta bana, Afolabi ya zura kwallonsa ta farko a ranar 6 ga watan Mayun shekarata 2006, a wasan da suka yi a gida da Troyes . 

A lokacinsa a can, ya sami lakabi ɗaya,a shekarar 2006-07 Coupe de France . 

Bayan barin Sochaux a ƙarshen kakar shekarar 2008 – 09 a matsayin wakili na kyauta,  Afolabi ya koma Austria, ya sanya hannu kan kwantiragin shekaru biyu tare da Red Bull Salzburg  wanda a baya an danganta shi da sabuwar ƙungiyar Premier ta Burnley .  A cikin watan Fabrairun shekarar 2010, ya zira kwallon da ta yi nasara a waje zuwa ga abokan hamayyar SK Rapid Wien wanda ya taimaka ci gaba da jan ragamar Red Bulls don gasar. 

A ranar 7 ga watan Nuwamba shekarata 2010, ya buga wasan Bundesliga na Austrian na 100th bayan ya buga wasanni 60 a FK Austria Wien da 40 don Red Bull Salzburg). 

Bayan sakinsa daga Salzburg, an danganta Afolabi da kungiyar Eintracht Frankfurt ta Jamus amma a ranar 31 ga watan Agustan shekarar 2011, ya koma Faransa inda ya koma Monaco da ta koma mataki na baya-bayan nan a kyauta, inda ya amince da kwantiragin shekaru biyu da kungiyar.  A ranar 19 ga watan Satumba shekarata 2011, ya zira kwallonsa ta farko a cikin nasara 1–0 akan Arles-Avignon .  

A ranar 13 ga watan Maris shekarata 2013, a ƙarshe ya sanya hannu tare da ƙungiyar don sauran kakar shekarar  2012–13. 

A karon sa na SønderjyskE, wasa da Silkeborg IF a ranar 28 ga watan Maris shekarata 2013, Afolabi ya taimaka wa tawagarsa samun nasara da ci 5-0 akan abokan hamayyarta na kasa.

Ayyuka 

Afolabi wanda aka haifa a Osogbo, jihar Osun, Nigeria, ya fara harkar kwallon kafa a NEPA Lagos .

Standard Liège da rancen Napoli 
Afolabi ba da daɗewa ba ya bar ƙasarsa ta hanyar komawa Belgium zuwa Standard Liège bayan ya yi rawar gani a Kofin Meridian na shekarar 1997 . Da zarar ya yi ƙaura zuwa Belgium, Afolabi nan da nan ya ƙaunaci salon wasa.  A cikin kakar 1997-98, ya buga wasanni uku a cikin Eerste Klasse, wanda biyu daga cikin kungiyar farko suka buga. Standard, duk da haka, ya buga kaka mara kyau kuma ya gama matsayi na 9 a tebur. A kakar wasa mai zuwa ya buga wasanni 26, ya ci kwallo kuma Liège ya kare a matsayi na shida a gasar. Standard ya kuma buga wasan karshe na Kofin Belgium, inda aka doke 1-3 a hannun Lierse SK A kakar shekarar 1999-2000, Standard ya kare a matsayi na biyar; Afolabi ya buga wasanni 24 ya ci kwallo 1.

Bayan zama na yau da kullum player a Standard Liege, Afolabi hannu don Italian Serie A gefe Napoli a matsayin aro gaba na shekarar 2000-01 kakar. A Napoli, ya kasa shiga cikin ƙungiyar farko, a wani ɓangare saboda rauni. Lokacin da ya dace, ya taka leda a cikin ƙungiyar.

Bayan rabin lokaci a Italiya, ya koma Liege. Bayan kakar shekarar 2001-02 an bashi sunan mai tsaron baya mafi kyau a Belgium, Standard ya gama na biyar. A kakar wasa ta gaba ba ta yi nasara ba: Afolabi ya buga wasanni 14 ne kacal, Standard ya kammala kakar a matsayi na 7.

Austria Wien 
A cikin shekarar 2003, Afolabi ya yanke shawarar komawa wata kungiyar Austriya Wien ta Austriya a kyauta ta kyauta.  Ya buga wasan farko a kungiyar a gasar Austrian Supercup, wanda Wien yayi nasara da ci 2-1 a kan FC Kärnten . Kwana biyar, ya fara buga wasan farko a kungiyar, sake fafatawa da FC Kärnten, a wasan rashin nasara 1-2. A kakarsa ta farko, Afolabi ya buga duka wasanni 33.

A lokacin rani na shekarar 2004 an ba da rahoton sha'awar daga Marseille, da sauran kulake. Ya buga wasanni 27 a kakar 2004-05, duk daga farko har zuwa minti na karshe, kuma ya ci kwallo daya a wasan da suka doke FC Wacker Tirol da ci 3-0. Austria ta kare a matsayi na uku, a bayan abokiyar hamayya Rapid Wien da Grazer AK .

A kakar wasa mai zuwa, Afolabi ya buga gasar cin kofin zakarun Turai na shekarar 2004-05 tare da Austria Wien, har sai kungiyar Parma ta Italiya ta kawar da kungiyar. Kamar kakar wasan da ta gabata, kungiyar ta kuma dauki Supercup ta Austrian .

Sochaux 
Bayan kakar 2004-05, an alakanta wasu 'yan wasan Wien ta Austria da barin kungiyoyin. Daga cikinsu har da Afolabi, wanda ya koma Sochaux kan kudi fam miliyan million 2. A wasan farko na Ligue 1 a ranar 13 ga watan Agusta shekarar 2005 ya zo ne don maye gurbin matashi Jérémy Ménez . Sochaux ya ci wasan waje da Nice 2-1 amma an kori Afolabi a minti na 87 na wasan. Zuwa karshen kaka, Afolabi ya ci kwallon sa ta farko, a ranar 6 ga watan Mayu 2006, a canjaras a gida zuwa Troyes . Kulob din ya kare a matsayi na 15.

Afolabi ya shafe shekaru hudu a Sochaux. A lokacinsa a can, ya sami taken guda ɗaya, Coupe de France shekara ta 2006-07 . Daga baya ya bayyana cewa lashe kofin shine mafi girman lokacin aikinsa.

Red Bull Salzburg 

Bayan barin Sochaux a karshen shekara ta 2008-09 kakar matsayin free wakili,  Afolabi koma zuwa Austria, ya sanya hannu a kwantiragin shekaru biyu da tare da Red Bull Salzburg  tun da aka a baya da nasaba da sabon ciyar Premier League gefen Burnley .  Ya zama dan wasa na yau da kullun a cikin tsaron gida. A watan Fabrairun 2010, ya zura kwallon da ya ba wa abokiyar hamayyarsu SK Rapid Wien nasara wanda hakan ya taimaka wa Red Bulls a kan hanyar zuwa gasar. A ƙarshe, Red Bull Salzburg zai ci taken. 

A ranar 7 Nuwamba shekara ta 2010, ya yi wasan Bundesliga na Austrian na 100 bayan ya buga 60 don FK Austria Wien da 40 na Red Bull Salzburg). A watan Disamba, an ba da rahoton cewa Salzburg na neman canja wurin Afolabi a lokacin musayar hunturu.  Bayan kakarsa ta biyu a Salzburg, ba a sabunta kwantiraginsa ba.

Monaco 
Bayan sakinsa daga Salzburg, Afolabi ya hade da kungiyar Eintracht Frankfurt ta Jamus amma a ranar 31 ga watan Agustan shekara ta 2011, ya koma Faransa tare da koma wa Monaco da ta koma baya a kwantiragin kyauta, inda ya amince da kwantiragin shekaru biyu da kulob din.  A ranar 19 ga watan Satumba 2011, ya zira kwallon sa ta farko a wasan da suka doke Arles-Avignon da ci 1-0.  Yawancin lokaci, ya nuna ƙasa da ƙasa a Monaco kuma bayan shekara ɗaya a kulob din, an sanar da cewa ya bar kulob din ta hanyar yarda da juna tare da shekara guda na kwantiraginsa.

SønderjyskE da ritaya 
Bayan watanni takwas ba tare da wani kulob din, Afolabi tafi a kan fitina a Danish Superliga kulob SønderjyskE, tare da wani ra'ayi na samun kwangila.  A ranar 13 ga watan Maris 2013, daga ƙarshe ya sanya hannu tare da kulab ɗin har zuwa sauran lokacin 2012-13. 

A wasansa na farko don SønderjyskE, wasa da Silkeborg IF a ranar 28 Maris  shekarar 2013, Afolabi ya taimakawa tawagarsa nasarar 5-0 akan abokan hamayyarsu a tebur. An lasafta shi a matsayin ɗayan mafi kyawun playersan wasa a filin wasa. Bayan ya buga wasanni uku ya karya kashin hakarkari kuma an sauya shi a lokacin wasa da Midtjylland . Bayan haka, an sanar cewa zai yi fita tsakanin makonni uku zuwa huɗu.  Bayan dawowarsa, ya ci gaba da buga wasanni biyar gaba daya yana taimakawa kungiyar ta tsira daga faduwa da kammalawa a matsayi na takwas. A karshen kakar wasa ta bana, kungiyar ta kasance mai son ci gaba da rike shi ta hanyar bashi sabon kwantiragi.  Koyaya, Afolabi ya zaɓi barin ƙungiyar bayan watanni uku a can. 

Bayan ya bar Denmark, ya sanar da yin ritaya da niyyar neman aiki a harkar ƙwallon ƙafa da leken asiri, bayan da ya sami takardar sheda.

Ayyukan duniya 
Afolabi ya taka muhimmiyar rawa ga Najeriya a Gasar Cin Kofin Matasan Afirka ta a shekarar 1999, yana zuwa daga tsaron ya ci kwallaye biyu a ragar Kamaru a wasan kusa da na karshe. Daga karshe Najeriya ta zama ta biyu a gasar bayan ta sha kashi 0-1 a hannun mai masaukin baki, Ghana, a wasan karshe.

Sannan ya jagoranci kungiyar matasa 'yan kasa da shekaru 20 a gasar cin kofin duniya ta matasa ta FIFA ta shekara ta 1999 a Najeriya.

A ranar 17 ga watan Yunin shekara ta 2000, Afolabi ya fara buga wa Nijeriya tamaula a wasan neman cancantar zuwa gasar Kofin Duniya da Saliyo . Ya kasance daga cikin 'yan wasan Najeriya a gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2002 da 2010.

Salon wasa 
Afolabi ƙaƙƙarfan mai tsaron gida ne mai ƙarfi, wanda yake da ƙwarewa kuma yana da harbi mai tsawa. Shi ma yana da kwarewa sosai kuma yana iya taka leda a matsayin mai cikakken baya ko dan wasan tsakiya mai tsaron baya kuma. Abin takaici, yana da haɗari akan abubuwan da aka saita.

Tashin hankali 
Sunansa, Afolabi, na nufin " Haihuwar cikin wadata ".  Lakabinsa a Najeriya Robocop saboda tsananin motsinsa.

A shekarar 2011, Afolabi ya tsunduma cikin wata kungiyar agaji da ake kira "The Rabiu Afolabi Educational Foundation" ta hanyar kafa gidauniya, wacce ya fara da gudummawar littattafai dubu hamsin da aka tsara na kimanin $ 20,000 ga zababbun makarantun firamare da sakandare na gwamnati a jiharsa ta Oshun Jiha.

Manazarta

Hanyoyin haɗin waje 

 
 Rabiu Afolabi at L'Équipe Football (in French) 
 Rabiu Afolabi at FootballDatabase.eu 
'Yan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ta ƙasar Nijeriya
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