NFF remember late Super Eagles star Samuel Okwaraji There is news about the late Super Eagles star Samuel Okwaraji. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has taken to social media to remember the late Samuel Okwaraji. Advertisement In a statement on their official Instagram account, they said, “We can never forget your display of patriotism on …
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NFF remembers late Samuel Okwaraji who died OTD in 1989 On August 12, 1989, Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji died while playing for the Super Eagles of Nigeria against Angola in a World Cup qualification match. During the course of the game, Okwaraji slumped in the 77th minute and died as a result of congestive heart failure …
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SAM OKWARAJI: THE DAY FOOTBALL DIED Complete Football editorial on Okwaraji’s death in 1989 The transition of Samuel Okwaraji (1964–1989), the Nigerian wizard of ‘distributive football’ will go down in our sports history as a shocking event. Shocking for his family and his friends, shocking for all football lovers who saw him play for the first …
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HOW SAM OKWARAJI HIT THE LIMELIGHT -BY FORMER NFA CHAIRMAN, JOHN OBAKPOLOR Sam Okwaraji emerged virtually from the blues to stamp his presence in the Nigerian soccer scene in 1987, prior to which time, football fans had hardly ever heard his name. Former NFA Chairman Group Captain John Obakpopor remembers how he “discovered” the midfield wizard… “WHEN I …
