Samuel Ojebode (14 July 1944 – 4 July 2012) was a 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 ...

Career

Ojebode played for Shooting Stars, where he won the

1976 African Cup Winners' Cup The 1976 African Cup Winners' Cup was the second edition of Africa's secondary interclub competition. The tournament was played by 20 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Shooting Stars F.C. from Nigeria Nigeri ...

; he also captained the Nigerian national side in three matches at the

1976 African Cup of Nations The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The format of competition changed from 1974: the field of eight teams was still split into tw ...

. He appeared in four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

References

1944 births 2012 deaths Nigerian footballers Nigeria men's international footballers 1976 African Cup of Nations players Men's association football fullbacks Sportspeople from Oyo State {{Nigeria-footy-bio-stub