Benedict Iroha

Benedict "Ben" Iroha (born 29 November 1969) is a Nigerian former professional association football player who played as a left-back or left midfielder.

[1] Iroha was originally a midfielder before national coach Clemens Westerhof converted him to play left back.

Iroha ended up playing in the inaugural MLS match against D.C. United, and is credited with the league's first-ever assist.

He entered negotiations with the team to re-sign his contract, but they were halted after Iroha was called up to the World Cup squad for Nigeria.

Most recently, he was an assistant with the Nigerian U-17 team that won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and head coach of Nigeria's Dolphins FC.