Samuel Elijah

Samuel Elijah (born 14 November 1969), popularly known as Samuel "Prophet" Elijah is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Nigeria U-20 team that competed at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Samuel Elijah

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Elijah
Date of birth	(1969-11-14) 14 November 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Bauchi State, Nigeria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Kaduna Textile Limited
	Lead Way Insurance
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1992	Utility Bombers	72	(6)
International career
1989	Nigeria U20	3	(1)
1990	Nigeria	1	(0)
Managerial career
2005	Kwara State All Stars
2005–2006	Crown F.C.
2007–	Kwara State Football Academy
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life and career

Born in Bauchi State Nigeria, Elijah was on boys football teams before he became a footballer during 1985.^[1]

In 1989, he was part of the Nigeria U-20 team that placed second at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. He went on to gain his first cap as a senior player in a match against Togo.^[2]

After numerous injury problems, Samuel went into coaching course in 2004, and officially started coaching Kwara State All Stars. In 2005, Samuel joined Crown FC Ogbomoso and coached them in 2005 and 2006. After 2006, he went to Lagos and coached the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) in 2007. That was when he met Clemens Westerhof in Ilorin. When his contract expired, Elijah went back to Ilorin to work with Clemens Westerhof at the Kwara Football Academy.^[3]