Samuel Okwaraji

✶May 19, 1964

†August 12, 1989

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About their life

Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji was a professional footballer who played internationally for Nigeria. He was a qualified lawyer who had a masters in international law from the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome. He collapsed and died of congestive heart failure in the 77th minute of a World Cup qualification match against Angola at the Lagos National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos State on 12 August 1989.

Nigerian footballer (1964-1989)

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Biography from the article Samuel Okwaraji on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.