Sam Garba Explained
| Sam Garba |
| Fullname: | Sam Garba Okoye |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Nigeria |
| Years1: | 1963–1974 |
| Clubs1: | Mighty Jets F.C. |
| Position: | Striker |
| Nationalyears1: | 1965 - 1973 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Manageryears1: | 1974 - 1978 |
| Managerclubs1: | Plateau State Sports Council |
Sam Garba Okoye (22 December 1947 – 31 July 1978) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a forward for the Nigerian national football team after he made his debut in a match against Gabon on 30 August 1965.[1] He also represented Nigeria at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.[2] [3]
Notes and References
- News: Remembering Late Garba Okoye: Nigeria’s best all-round footballer and first schoolboy international . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212741/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/international/45-sport/shot/8441-remembering-late-garba-okoye-nigerias-best-all-round-footballer-and-first-schoolboy-international . dead . 23 September 2015 . . Ismaila Lere . 13 August 2011 . 4 September 2015.
- News: Sam Garba Okoye, first schoolboy sensation . . Kunle Solaja . 20 June 2011 . 4 September 2015.
- Sam Garba Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ok/samuel-okoye-garba-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 October 2018.
