Nigeria's First Ever National Goal Keeper, Sam Ibiam Dies At The Age Of 90

Sam Ibiam

 Many soccer lovers might not have heard of this sporting hero Sam Ibiam. He was among the 18 Nigerian footballers who embarked on a tour of England in August 1949.

Sam was popularly known as ‘The Cat’ or ‘The Black Magnet’ while playing for the first Nigeria senior national team known as the Red Devils.

Sam Ibiam has been the only surviving member of the team for a while now. Sam Ibiam, the first Nigerian national team goalkeeper passed on at the age of 90.

His death was confirmed by Family sources.See pictures of of sam as a goal keeper..