Felix Owolabi (born 24 November 1954) is a retired Nigerian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played for the Nigerian national team. Playing much of his career as a left winger, he played for Nigeria at the

1978 African Cup of Nations The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the Association football, football championship of Africa (Confederation of African Football, CAF). It was hosted by Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. The format of the ...

and at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. He played with the Nigerian teams that came third at the

and won the African Cup of Nations in 1980. Holder of a doctorate degree in Physical education, Owo-blow as he is fondly called, also played for Kaduna Rocks (of Kaduna), Raccah Rovers of Kano, and the IICC Shooting Stars (of Ibadan). He was with the latter club for 15 years, during which, in 1992, he helped the club win the

CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs. History The tou ...

(now known as the

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Owolabi, Felix 1956 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Africa Cup of Nations-winning players 1978 African Cup of Nations players 1980 African Cup of Nations players Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Nigeria Yoruba sportspeople Racca Rovers F.C. players Shooting Stars S.C. players African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1978 All-Africa Games