Google Honours Samuel Okwaraji on 55th Posthumous Birthday

Google is celebrating the 55th posthumous birthday of Nigerian football legend Samuel Okwaraji who passed on while representing his country.

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.