Okey Isima (24 August 1956 – 18 February 2013) was a Nigerian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

defender who played for

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

in 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 ...

and in the

1980 African Cup of Nations The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Nigeria. Just like in 1978, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Nigeria won ...

Personal life

The seventh of ten children, Isima and his wife lived in Atlanta and had four children.NDI-NSUGBE IN DIASPORA FACEBOOK
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Isima, Okey 1956 births 2013 deaths Sportspeople from Kano Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Nigerian footballers Nigeria international footballers 1980 African Cup of Nations players Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Nigeria Nigerian expatriate footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal Association football defenders Vitória S.C. players