Okey Isima
Nigerian footballer
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Okey Isima (24 August 1956 – 18 February 2013) was a Nigerian football defender who played for Nigeria in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 African Cup of Nations.
Full name
Okechukwu Emmanuel Isima
Date of birth
24 August 1956
Place of birth
Kano, Nigeria[1]
Date of death
18 February 2013 (aged 56)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Okechukwu Emmanuel Isima | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria[1] | ||
| Date of death | 18 February 2013 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Nigeria | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978-1982 | Enugu Rangers | - | (-) |
| 1982-1983 | CF Os Belenenses | - | (-) |
| 1983-1984 | CF Uniao | - | (-) |
| 1984-1985 | Vitória SC | - | (-) |
| 1985-1986 | Sporting Covilhã | - | (-) |
| 1986-1987 | CF Estrela Amadora | - | (-) |
| 1987-1988 | CD Cova da Piedade | - | (-) |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1985 | Nigeria | 20 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
The seventh of ten children, Isima and his wife lived in Atlanta and had four children.[2]