finnacle2020:
Is there any stadium named after him

topshotnista:
99:1

topshotnista:
Ninety-nine one.. Who else believed that bullshit

Naijaguy12345:
He is also linked with the controversial match between Nigeria and India which was claimed that he scored the only goal against the Indian side 99-1 which leads to his death on the pitch.
99-1 Make una take am easy !


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GallantDuke:
RIP Sam Opkaraji.
I can't forget the story that he died while playing against India, a match they alleged the Indians won 99-1.

ogbonnachrys:
That 99-1 match between Nigeria and India, anyone with highlights? I want to check something pls

naptu2:
I had heard of that mythical match between Nigeria and India long before Samuel Okwaraji died.

Teslim "Thunder" Balogun scored Nigeria's only goal in the version that I heard. There was also another myth that Thunder Balogun killed his brother by playing a shot (with his left leg) that went through his brother's stomach.

I didn't believe the myths because they sounded too fantastic.

My uncle (the one that told me that Okwaraji was dead) played with Thunder Balogun and I thought of asking him if the stories were true, but I never summoned the courage too ask him (I didn't want to ask him a ridiculous question).

paulolee:
was an icon...i remembered that match that he died jus like yesterday and i even knew he already lost his life on the pitch because of the reactions of team mates that came around and even the medics and its normal to play down the incident till after the match..
continue to rest in peace a football legend on and off the pitch..
bt pls nairalanders help me address that India vs Nigeria match that ended 99-1, did that match really happened or was just a folklore??...
am asking because if its really a lie, that means its the 2nd heaviest scam ever in the history of Nigeria followed by the "CHANGE" we were all promised...

ogbonnachrys:
That 99-1 match between Nigeria and India, anyone with highlights? I want to check something pls

finnacle2020:
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 Pontifical Lateran University of Rome.

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.

He is also linked with the controversial match between Nigeria and India which was claimed that he scored the only goal against the Indian side 99-1 which leads to his death on the pitch.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Okwaraji

naptu2:



Okwaraji's super goal

This is my favourite goal by Okwaraji. I searched YouTube for a video of this goal from 2008 till 2016 before I eventually found one. That's because most people on YouTube prefer to post videos of the final, which was also between Nigeria and Cameroon.

This is a group stage match at the 1988 Nations Cup (Maroc '88) between Nigeria and Cameroon. Okwaraji scored in the second minute via a rocket shot from outside the penalty box (this is the kind of shot that Ernest Okonkwo would describe as an "intercontinental ballistic missile). It was the fastest goal at the Nations Cup at that time. The player that dribbled down the right and passed to Okwaraji was Rashidi Yekini.


Roger Milla equalised in the 21st minute, via a bullet header that beat Peter Rufai and it ended

Nigeria 1-1 Cameroon.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY9ZYHyTVwU

finnacle2020:
Is there any stadium named after him

paulolee:
was an icon...i remembered that match like it was yesterday, the little me was with my uncle watching that match live in surulere and i gat the feeling that all wasnt well on the pitch because of the reactions of his team mates that came around and even the medics sad reactions and its normal to play down the incident till after the match..
continue to rest in peace a football legend on and off the pitch..
bt pls nairalanders help me address that India vs Nigeria match that ended 99-1, did that match really happened or was just a folklore??...
am asking because if its really a lie, that means its the 2nd heaviest scam ever in the history of Nigeria followed by the "CHANGE" we were all promised...

topshotnista:
Ninety-nine one.. Who else believed that bullshit

princepee:
Please all this India 99 Nigeria 1 nonsense should stop. Nigeria have never played India in any know international match... I stand to be corrected!

finnacle2020:
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 Pontifical Lateran University of Rome.

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.

He is also linked with the controversial match between Nigeria and India which was claimed that he scored the only goal against the Indian side 99-1 which leads to his death on the pitch.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Okwaraji