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Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by unlessgod: 7:50am On Feb 19, 2013
Former Rangers International FC of Enugu and Green Eagles of Nigeria defender, Okey Isima, is dead. The ex footballer turned engineer died in Abuja yesterday Monday February 18th after a brief illness. He was 56.

Okey Isima was a member of the Eagles team that won the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Lagos and also played at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
Okey was based in Atlanta Georgia for many years before relocating to Nigeria a few years ago 'to contribute his quota in bringing back the lost glory of Nigerian football'.

He is survived by his wife and four children.


http://www.ogusbaba.com/2013/02/nigeria-ex-eagles-star-okey-isima-dies.html

Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by sagytariusTM1: 7:55am On Feb 19, 2013
Sad.
May he RIP
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by ogusbaba1(m): 8:16am On Feb 19, 2013
rest in peace
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Afam4eva(m): 8:53am On Feb 19, 2013
RIP Okey.
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by kellight28(m): 9:02am On Feb 19, 2013
Sorry i dot know him oo RIP

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Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by luvinhubby(m): 9:16am On Feb 19, 2013
Very nostalgic,
R.I.P Okechukwu Isima.
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Mccoynelly(m): 10:04am On Feb 19, 2013
omg na wa o na only dead we go hear? RIP Okey
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by theripper2: 10:12am On Feb 19, 2013
Kinda young, don't think I know u sir, but RIP.
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by greatgod2012(f): 10:12am On Feb 19, 2013
RIP!
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by oderemo(m): 10:13am On Feb 19, 2013
master footballer of all footballers. R.I.P.
sun re ohhh.
fond memories.
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by sylve11: 10:15am On Feb 19, 2013
Journey well Okey! sad sad cool
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Fogman(m): 10:16am On Feb 19, 2013
RIP
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Lateef9961(m): 10:19am On Feb 19, 2013
May allah 4gve him. Amen RIP
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by bestower: 10:19am On Feb 19, 2013
Mr okey isima (RIP) God will be with the family u left behind and i pray NFF fraternity will remember u.
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by imeller: 10:20am On Feb 19, 2013
RIP
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by condralbede(m): 10:21am On Feb 19, 2013
R.I.P Engineer okey and a great footballer.I pray U found peace in d bossom of d lord.
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Sweetapple007(f): 10:22am On Feb 19, 2013
The spirit of dead don leave comedian enter football. May God reciev his soul.
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Okijajuju1(m): 10:22am On Feb 19, 2013
RIP Mr. Okey.

I never saw youplay, but thanks nonetheless.
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Nasri100(m): 10:23am On Feb 19, 2013
kellight28: Sorry i dot know him oo RIP


How can you dot him? And who cares?.....Rip Okey isma
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by touchmehard: 10:26am On Feb 19, 2013
RIP
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Temismith(f): 10:32am On Feb 19, 2013
God have mercy on Nigeria... The death rate recently is quite alarming. RIP
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Nobody: 10:37am On Feb 19, 2013
D way this nigerian celebs dey die don tire me oo
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by CeCeBillz(f): 10:40am On Feb 19, 2013
Yea u Dot know him but u Dotly know Kim k!mstchew
kellight28: Sorry i dot know him oo RIP
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by victorazy(m): 10:45am On Feb 19, 2013
He was my good friend. I first met him in El-Amin school Maitama mini sport site early last year where I supervising the work. We discussed how both of can do business and he also tell me how he can speak about 7 languages. Oh man I will miss you R.I.P so we can't do te business again.
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by dedons: 10:52am On Feb 19, 2013
Sori o.did he play d 1960 fifa world cupd man old wella
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Nightshift(m): 10:58am On Feb 19, 2013
Okey Isima was one of Coal City's finest footballers during the 70s/80s. First, he played for his school National Grammar School Nike Enugu, and later Enugu Rangers International, before joining Eagles and winning African Cup Of Nations for Nigeria in 1980. A true 'flying antelope', may his Soul Rest In Peace .

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Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by infodollarman(m): 11:00am On Feb 19, 2013
Nightshift: Okey Isima was one of Coal City's finest footballers during the 70s/80s. First, he played for his school National Grammar School Nike Enugu, and later Enugu Rangers International, before joining Eagles and winning African Cup Of Nations for Nigeria in 1980. A true 'flying antelope', may his Soul Rest In Peace .
may his soul rest in peace amen
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by aurenflani: 11:05am On Feb 19, 2013
Okija_juju: RIP Mr. Okey.

I never saw youplay, but thanks nonetheless.

Youtube should do d magic.
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by KazaaUpload: 11:23am On Feb 19, 2013
Rest in peace sir
Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by Bolarge1(m): 11:47am On Feb 19, 2013
OK! I REMRMBER HIM NOW

OKEY ISIMA, ADOKIA AMASIMAKA, CHRISTIAN CHUKWU, SEGUN ODEGBAMI, MUDA LAWAL, ALLOYUS ATUAGU, BEST OGEDENGBE..... OH MY GOD THESE ARE GREAT PLAYERS THAT CAME TO THIS WORLD WHEN THERE WAS NO MONEY IN FOOTBALL.

GOOD NIGHT SIR.

REGARDS TO LATE MUDA LAWAL, BEST OGEDENBGE, RASHIDI YEKINI AND MY PAPA WHO LOVES WATCHING LIVE IN THOSE DAYS.

R.I.P

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Re: Nigeria Ex Eagles Star Okey Isima Dies At 56 by madjune(m): 11:57am On Feb 19, 2013
The stars are going. Its true o. They made Nigeria known for soccer in those days. Isima, Okalla, Xtian Chukwu, Ogedengbe, Odegbami etc. Of cos, most Nairalanders born in the 80s and 90s will never know these people cos they were watching cartoon instead of ball then.

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