- 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) =
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ntupdate =Sam Okoye (
1 May 1980 —31 August 2005 ) was aNigeria n football goalkeeper who represented Nigeria during the1999 FIFA World Youth Championship .A native of
Lagos , Sam Okoye was on a test period in 2005 with theIran ianAzadegan League clubSorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar F.C. Four months after his 25th birthday, whilst living inTeheran , 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]References
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