Sam Ojebode

Samuel Ojebode (14 July 1944 – 4 July 2012) was a Nigerian footballer.

Sam Ojebode

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Adeleke Ojebode
Date of birth	(1944-07-14)14 July 1944
Place of birth	Oyo, Nigeria
Date of death	4 July 2012(2012-07-04) (aged 67)
Place of death	Ibadan, Nigeria
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Ibadan Lions
1971–1978	Shooting Stars
International career
	Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Ojebode played for Shooting Stars, where he won the 1976 African Cup Winners' Cup; he also captained the Nigerian national side in three matches at the 1976 African Cup of Nations.^[1] He appeared in four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

He passed away on 4 July 2012 from lung cancer.^[2]