| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Okechukwu Emmanuel Isima | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-08-24)24 August 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 18 February 2013(2013-02-18) (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||
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.
Personal life
The seventh of ten children, Isima and his wife lived in Atlanta and had four children.
References
- Sun News interview 15 Sept. 2012 Archived 11 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- NDI-NSUGBE IN DIASPORA FACEBOOK
External links
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- 1956 births
- 2013 deaths
- Footballers from Kano
- Africa Cup of Nations–winning players
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- 1980 African Cup of Nations players
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Men's association football defenders
- Vitória S.C. players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- C.F. União players
- S.C. Covilhã players
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
- C.D. Cova da Piedade players
- 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen