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.

[5] He came to England in 1960, to study at Birkenhead Technical College, and was offered a contract by local club Tranmere Rovers.

[5] Both before and after coming to England, he also played for the Nigeria national team, scoring 11 goals in as many games between 1959 and 1961.

[6] Between September 1961 and October 1962, Oneyali played for Prescot Cables whilst studying at Liverpool University and was the club's top scorer during the 1961–62 season.

[7] He later studied in the United States before returning to Nigeria, where he coached teams including the Trojans and the Spartans.