Sam Ibiam
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Full name
Sam Henshaw Ibiam
Date of birth
4 April 1925
Place of birth
Nigeria
Date of death
2 December 2015 (aged 90)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sam Henshaw Ibiam | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 2 December 2015 (aged 90) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Calabar XI | |||
| Port Harcourt XI | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1952 | Railway F.C. | ||
| Pan Bank F.C. | |||
| SCOA XI | |||
| 1954–1958 | Africa Great Olympics | ||
| 1958–1960 | Onitsha Redoutable | ||
| International career | |||
| 1949–1958 | Nigeria | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sam Henshaw Ibiam (4 April 1925 – 2 December 2015), popularly known as The Black Magnet during his playing days, was a Nigerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the pioneer Nigerian national football team who were regarded as the "1949 UK Tourists".[1] He retired from international football in 1958.[2]
Coaching career
After his retirement from football in 1960, Sam served as head coach for the Aba XI team before proceeding to the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.[3]
