On July 21, 1974, Mohammed Acha, who had six siblings—Edo, Mary, Gideon, Abo, Inalegwu Henry (Dre), and Inyamuwa Linda—was born into the family of Igoche and Late Achetu Acha.
Before attending Vincennes Junior College in Indiana and Costal Carolina University in South Carolina, Mohammed completed his education in Otukpo at St. Francis Primary School and Government Secondary School (G55).
Mohammed had a passion for football growing up in Otukpo, as did most children in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but this would all change when he was introduced to basketball in GSS. After his success in All Secondary School Games competitions and Inter-Schools friendly matches, he quickly became the talk of Otukpo sporting circles and joined the Salem Trotters, an amateur basketball team based in Outkpo. He took to basketball like a fish to water. Even though Mohammed only recently became interested in basketball, his extraordinary talent was immediately apparent, so it came as no surprise when he relocated to the US to further his education and hone his basketball abilities.
After becoming well-known for his achievements in Idoma, coaches from the national team invited Mohammed to camp in 1993 in order to prepare for the African Championship for Junior Men in Maputo, Mozambique. Although Nigeria did not end up competing in the tournament, Mohammed did not wait long to don the national colors.
Mohammed made it onto the senior national basketball team, the D’Tigers, in 1995. He would play a crucial role for the team until 2001. He competed for South Africa’s basketball team in the 1999 All Africa Games, which ended in a bronze medal. Additionally, in 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2001, he competed for Nigeria at the FIDA Alrican Championships. He finished first in the competition with 20 points per game in the 1995 Championship.
Mohammed came in second place behind Spain’s Alberto Herreros in the top scorers chart of the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Athens, Greece, despite Nigeria’s elimination in the preliminary rounds.
Mohammed, who was 6 feet 7 inches tall, was a charming, kind, and modest young man who always tried to do his best, which is how he was able to achieve so much in his basketball career.
He broke the Coastal Carolina University single-season black shot record in the 1992–93 campaign with 51 block shots; the record remained in place until the 2009–10 campaign. Mohammed was chosen as the tournament’s MVP after playing for the 10-man Big South Basketball (NCAA) All-Star team that traveled to Russia in August 1993.
From 1998 to 2001, Mohammed played for Club Sagesse of Ashrafieh, Q Lebanon, and was the Lehanese Basketball League Champion. In addition, he won the Lchanese Basketball Cup in 2001, the Asian Dasketball Club Championship in 1999 (where he was named Best Playmaker at the Championship), and the Arab Clubs Championship in 1990. All of these accomplishments came during his time with Club Sagesse.
Club Sagesse participated in the final McDonald’s Championship in 1999, making Mohammed the second and last Nigerian to compete in the McDonald’s Open. Between 1987 and 1999, an NBA invited team and the winners of the continental club competitions competed in an international men’s basketball cup.
Mohammed had a distinguished career playing club basketball, having played for teams such as Salem Trollers Olukpo, Derive Draves, Niger Pollers, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (NCAA), Louisiana Crawdads (CDA), Palm Beach Stingrays (USBL), Canterbury Rams (New Zealand), Al-Ansar (Saudi Arabia), and Club Segesse (Lebanon) before his death on October 29, 2002.
According to USBL All-Time Roster, Mohammed was just an ordinary Idoma man who liked hanging out with his friends and family, playing video games, and watching movies. He had an amazing personality, was well-liked by the public, and was respected by his rivals.