Sam Ojebode
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Adeleke Ojebode | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Oyo, Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 4 July 2012 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ibadan Lions | |||
| 1971–1978 | Shooting Stars | ||
| International career | |||
| Nigeria | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel Ojebode (14 July 1944 – 4 July 2012) was a Nigerian footballer.
Career
[edit]Ojebode played for Shooting Stars, where he won the 1976 African Cup Winners' Cup; he also captained the Nigerian national side in three matches at the 1976 African Cup of Nations.[1] He appeared in four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
He died on 4 July 2012 from lung cancer.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "NFF mourns Sam Ojebode". Kick Off. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "Sam Ojebode is dead". National Daily. Lagos, Nigeria. 5 July 2018.
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