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Sam Okoye (1 May 1980 – 31 August 2005) was a Nigerian football goalkeeper who represented Nigeria during the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. ==Career== A native of Lagos, Sam Okoye was on a test period in 2005 with the Iranian Azadegan League club Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar F.C.. He was first choice goal-keeper for Rangers International of Enugu for several years and later Enyimba of Aba before leaving for Iran after trying unsuccessfully to play in Europe. Sam was a complete goal-keeper noted for his superb reflexes, agility and composure between the sticks. He can be described as Nigeria's Jose Chilavert though he was not controversial or a set-piece expert. In spite of his abilities, Sam Okoye was not given a look-in by Nigeria's football coaches at international competitions after the U-20 World Youth Championship in 1999. However he was part of Nigeria's squad to Sydney 2000 Olympic Games where team handler Jo Bonfere picked Greg Etafia, who was much of a left-footer and visibly lacked ambidexterity, ahead of him much to the surprise of millions of Nigerian fans. Sam (jersey number 18 ) is the only squad member who did not feature in Nigeria's 4 games at the Olympics. Until his demise, Sam Okoye never made the squad to the African Cup of Nations and the World Cup. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sam Okoye」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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