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Things You Don't Know About Sam Okwaraji. by holuwatobhy(m): 12:13pm On Aug 12, 2015 |
Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji (19 May 1964
– 12 August 1989) was a professional
footballer who played internationally for
Nigeria. He was also a qualified lawyer who
had a masters in international law from the
University of Rome. [1] He collapsed and died
of congestive heart failure in the 77th minute
of a World Cup qualification match against
Angola at the Lagos National Stadium in
Surulere, Lagos State on 12 August 1989.
Career
Okwaraji had a career in Europe which
included playing for NK Dinamo Zagreb , VfB
Stuttgart and SSV Ulm 1846 while finishing his
education in law. In his short stay with
Dinamo Zagreb, Samuel scored 3 goals in a
friendly game vs NK Budućnost Hodošan. The
game was played on 30 April 1986, and
Dinamo Zagreb won 12-0. Samuel's only
official game for Dinamo in the Yugoslav First
League was as a substitute on 18 May 1986
against FK Priština . The game was played at
Maksimir stadium in Zagreb, the 29th round of
1985/86 season. Dinamo Zagreb won 4:3.
International career
He made the Green Eagles squad in 1988 and
at that year's African Nations Cup he scored
one of the fastest goals in the history of the
championship against the Indomitable Lions
of Cameroon. He played along until the final
match, where the Eagles lost to their
perennial rivals Cameroon by a lone goal.
Last game and death
Okwaraji collapsed ten minutes from the end
of a World Cup Qualifier against Angola in
Lagos and died from congestive heart failure .
An autopsy showed that the 25-year-old had
an enlarged heart and high blood pressure.
The sudden death was similar to that of Marc-
Vivien Foé 14 years later. Following his death on August 12, 1989, a
statue was erected in front of the National
Stadium Surulere in honour of Okwaraji.
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