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Things You Don't Know About Sam Okwaraji. by holuwatobhy(m): 12:25pm 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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