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.
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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