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Nigeria’s first world champion
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Hogan “Kid” Bassey became Nigeria’s first world champion in any sport when he won the world featherweight title in Paris in 1957.
He had already been crowned British Empire featherweight champion in 1955, and defended his world title before retiring in 1959. He died in 1998.
Career milestones
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Career timeline
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1950s–1970sBoxing
World middleweight and light heavyweight champion
1990s–2010sFootball
Olympic gold, Atlanta 1996; two-time African Footballer of the Year
1990s–2000sFootball
Africa Cup of Nations winner 1994; Olympic gold, Atlanta 1996
2010s–PresentFootball
Record six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year
2010s–PresentFootball
African Footballer of the Year 2023; U-17 World Cup winner 2015
1990s–2000sAthletics
Olympic long jump gold, Atlanta 1996: Nigeria’s first Olympic champion
