Tag: segun Odegbami
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Our match against Ivory Coast is going to be easiest – Prophet Segun Odegbami
The Super Eagles final against Ivory Coast will be Nigeria’s easiest match according to former Nigerian international Segun Odegbami. Odegbami who was tagged mathematical Odegbami in his hey days days in the national team because of his skills said: “We have already beaten Ivory Coast; we beat them in the group stage, which gives us…
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AFCON 2023: Prophet’ Odegbami sees Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire finale on February 11!
Dr. Olusegun Odegbami won the Africa Cup of Nations gold and two bronze medals in seven years of energetic and diligent service to Nigeria in international football at senior level. The team was then known as Green Eagles. He was the star of the 12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Nigeria in…
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AFCON 2023: Scoring my first professional goal in Abidjan an unforgettable experience – Odegbami
Nigerian football legend, Olusegun Odegbami rechristened ‘mathematical’ because of his calculative accuracy on the pitch has described how and when he scored his first professional goal for Nigerian senior national team known as the Green Eagles as at then.
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World Cup: Time now ripe for Africans to be champions – Odegbami
Ex-Nigeria international and sports administrator, Segun Odegbami, on Monday urged an African country to bring the World Cup to the continent. Odegbami told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that instead of mere participation in the tournament, it was time an African country to return home with the cup which had eluded…
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We can advance Nigeria with Sports, says Segun Odegbami
Patrick Olusegun Odegbami, known simply as Segun Odegbami, a retired Nigerian footballer on Monday, said Nigeria can advance its economy with right investment in sports, stressing that sports remains a unifying factor in the country. Odegbami who made the statement while speaking at the 2017 edition of The Platform, held at Covenant Christian Centre, a…