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Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by robosky02(m): 5:03pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
Asuquo Ekpe, the scorer of Nigeria’s first ever goal at the Africa Cup of Nations, has passed on. http://dailypost.ng/2016/02/15/scorer-of-nigerias-first-nations-cup-goal-ekpe-is-dead/ |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by Adaezeagu(f): 5:04pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
Rest in peace Chineke God ooo See me see 1st to comment Abeg abeg I need 100 likes to make me happy. I caught my boo with another boo yesterday. #singing#even you boo get a boo# INTROVERT! Sorry I took your position today. 13 Likes |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by INTROVERT(f): 5:04pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
No pics |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by nikkiking(m): 5:06pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
It's happened December last year. |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by robosky02(m): 5:11pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
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Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by robosky02(m): 5:13pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
WEEKS after the death of Nigeria’s first international goalkeeper, Sam Ibiam, another iconic footballer has joined the fold. He is Asuquo Ekpe, popularly called Ekpe Senior in his playing days for Nigeria in the late 1950s up to the mid 1960s. Perhaps to most current generation of Nigerian football followers, his name may not ring a bell. But not so with those trying to give shape to our fast fading records. Asuquo was a captain of the national team. He was in the national team, then called “Red Devils” that beat Gold Coast (now Ghana) 3-0 in the 1956 bilateral Jalco Cup. He was indeed the scorer of Nigeria’s first ever goal in the African Nations Cup when Nigeria first featured in Ghana in 1963. He was one of the country’s early generations of footballers and had 14 goals to his credit. He made his debut for Nigeria in an October 6, 1956 friendly match with Togo and played his last in an abandoned 1-1 All Africa Games qualifier duel with Dahomey (now Benin Republic), getting 28 international appearances. When Ekpe scored his second goal in the brace he achieved in the 3-0 defeat of Morocco in a November 16, 1963 Olympic Games qualifier, he became the second Nigerian player after Elkanah Onyeali to reach the double figure in international goal scoring. While Onyeali who scored his 10th goal in the brace he achieved in the 6-2 home loss to United Arab Republic (a short-lived union of Egypt and Syria) on December 13, 1959 Rome Olympic could add just one more goal to his name two years later, Ekpe raised his total goals for Nigeria to 14 when he played his last match for the country. He is famously known to be the scorer of Nigeria’s first ever goal in the African Nations Cup history. That happened in Nigeria’s 6-3 loss to Egypt in Kumasi, Ghana in 1963. His goal for Nigeria initially put the score-lines at 3-1 in favour of the North Africans. Till date Nigeria has scored 118 goals in the Africa Cup of Nations finals. The landmark 100th goal was scored by Obinna Nsofor in a February 4, 2006 quarter final duel with Tunisia in Port Said, Egypt. When Asuquo Ekpe played along with his younger brother, Effiong Ekpe (then called Ekpe Junior), in a February 2, 1963 4-1 defeat of the then Dahomey (now Benin Republic), it was the first time a set of sibling was playing for Nigeria. The pair went on to play a couple of more matches for Nigeria. Asuquo had played for Duke Town primary and secondary schools in the 1940s and 1950s. 2 Likes
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Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by stanbuggy(m): 5:13pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
Very sad. |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by cutetopsey(f): 5:13pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
RIP |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by VickyRotex(f): 5:14pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
May his soul find eternal rest. 4 Likes |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by theshaderoom: 5:14pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
RIP 1 Like |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by olaolulazio(m): 5:14pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
R.I.P.P goal scorer! 1 Like |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by OLUJOSHINS(m): 5:14pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
9ja. always ignoring our heroes till they die |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by rusher14: 5:14pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
Rest in peace. |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by winilove(f): 5:14pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
R.I.P |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by abumeinben(m): 5:15pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by Nobody: 5:15pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
Hero, RIP |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by stanbuggy(m): 5:15pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
robosky02: Guys! Guys! Whenever it happened we don't care! We lost one of our own and that's the most important thing! Rip legend 1 Like |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by johntaiwo123(m): 5:16pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
k |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by doziefrancis(m): 5:16pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
Rip.. Chai... 1 Like |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by saintkel(m): 5:16pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
Rest in peace Hero |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by talk2archy: 5:17pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
robosky02: ya |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by crackhouse(m): 5:18pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
pinshure pls 1 Like |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by johntaiwo123(m): 5:21pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
RIP fooball Legend 1 Like |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by Nobody: 5:22pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
So how old was he at death? I'm seeing dates he played football even before Nigeria's independence. He lived a good life - no one was meant to live forever. 2 Likes |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by freemanbubble: 5:22pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
rest in peace bro |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by DeMekus: 5:33pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
An undermined hero. RIP, sir! |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by robosky02(m): 5:38pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
INTROVERT: thats not his pics babe dont mislead people the picture you put there is coach Monday Sinclear he is alive please 1 Like |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by scholes23(m): 5:39pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
God bless your soul and grant you eternal rest. Amen |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by Nobody: 5:50pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
RIP |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by Lattop(m): 5:51pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
What Makes Him A Legend johntaiwo123: |
Re: Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria's First Nations Cup Goal) by adedam007(m): 5:53pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
Rip |
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