Sam Okoye

Sam Okoye

Football player infobox
playername = Sam Okoye


fullname = Sam Okoye
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1980|5|1|mf=y
dateofdeath = death date and age|2005|8|31|1980|5|1
cityofdeath = Tehran
countryofdeath = Iran
cityofbirth = Lagos
countryofbirth = Nigeria
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Goalkeeper
years = 1998-2004
2004-2005
2005
clubs = Enugu Rangers
Enyimba
Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar F.C.
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1999
2003
nationalteam = flagicon|NGA Nigeria U19
fb|Nigeria
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Sam Okoye (1 May1980—31 August2005) was a Nigerian football goalkeeper who represented Nigeria during the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

A native of Lagos, Sam Okoye was on a test period in 2005 with the Iranian Azadegan League club Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar F.C. Four months after his 25th birthday, whilst living in Teheran, he reportedly died there after a few days' illness. The cause and circumstances of his death have not been adequately elucidated and Iranian authorities did not release his remains for repatriation and burial in Nigeria until May 2006 [cite web|url=http://www.persianleague.com/news/morenews.cfm?news=2769|title="Nigeria: Okoye's Body Released by Iran", as reported in May 2006 on the website of the Persian League|persianleague.com|accessdate=2007-10-01]

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