Samuel Okwaraji: Myth or Legend


    Man?, Myth?, or Legend?, this man was everything and some more while growing up, I had the unfortunate experience of being one of the peddlers of the false information that he died of hitting his foot against a palm tree's stump while trying to score Nigeria's 99th goal against India. Whether you believe it or not, this and many more was what we heard growing up and it stuck by us, one thing was true in this rumor though, he died while playing for the national team, albeit, of congestive heart failure at a world cup qualification match in the year 1989 at the Lagos National Stadium. His was a tale of unfulfilled promise and we pray for his family, even as they might have gotten over the loss, get someone better that will do better than him for them. To learn more about this man, head over to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Okwaraji

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