Okey Isima
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Okechukwu Emmanuel Isima | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria[1] | ||
| Date of death | 18 February 2013 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978-1982 | Enugu Rangers | - | (-) |
| 1982-1983 | CF Os Belenenses | - | (-) |
| 1983-1984 | CF Uniao | - | (-) |
| 1984-1985 | Vitória SC | - | (-) |
| 1985-1986 | Sporting Covilhã | - | (-) |
| 1986-1987 | CF Estrela Amadora | - | (-) |
| 1987-1988 | CD Cova da Piedade | - | (-) |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1985 | Nigeria | 20 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Okey Isima (24 August 1956 – 18 February 2013) was a Nigerian football defender who played for Nigeria in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 African Cup of Nations.
Personal life[edit]
The seventh of ten children, Isima and his wife lived in Atlanta and had four children.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Sun News interview 15 Sept. 2012 Archived 11 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NDI-NSUGBE IN DIASPORA FACEBOOK
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1956 births
- 2013 deaths
- Footballers from Kano
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- 1980 African Cup of Nations players
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Men's association football defenders
- Vitória S.C. players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- C.F. União players
- S.C. Covilhã players
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
- C.D. Cova da Piedade players