Nigerians and Technology giant, Google, on Sunday honoured late football legend, Samuel Okwaraji, who died while on international duty for the country on August 12, 1989.
Google celebrates the 55th
The former Green Eagles midfielder was born in 1964 in Orlu, Imo State, South-east Nigeria.
Google honoured him with a Doodle on its search engine.
Okwaraji was born on May 19th 1964 and died on August 12, 1989, at the age of 25 after he collapsed in the 77th minute of a 1990 World Cup qualifier against Angola at National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos
He was a Nigerian midfielder who was also a qualified lawyer with a masters in international law from the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome.........
May his gentle soul continue to rest in peace. #GoogleDoodle.
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