SEE HOW GOOGLE HONOURED SAMUEL OKWARAJI ON HIS 55TH POSTHUMOUS BIRTHDAY
Afnews Editor
May 19, 2019
American multinational technology company, Google, has marked the 55th posthumous birthday of Nigerian football star, Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji, with a Google Doodle.
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A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepages intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and notable historical figures.
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Samuel Okwaraji was a professional footballer who played internationally for Nigeria.
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He was also a qualified lawyer who had a masters in international law from the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome.
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He collapsed and died of what doctors said was congestive heart failure in the 77th minute of a World Cup qualification match against Angola at the Lagos National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos State on August 12, 1989.
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— Afnews Editor