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Football / Green Eagles
Two goals in the final as Nigeria won its first Nations Cup
NIGERIAFootball
Segun Odegbami, nicknamed “Mathematical” for the precision of his play, starred on the wing for IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan and Nigeria’s Green Eagles.
He scored twice in the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations final as Nigeria beat Algeria 3–0 in Lagos to win the trophy for the first time.
Career milestones
Trace the moments, achievements and milestones that have defined the journey.
Career timeline
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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
Football
Scored Nigeria’s first FIFA World Cup goal; Africa Cup of Nations winner 1994
1990s–2000sAthletics
Olympic long jump gold, Atlanta 1996: Nigeria’s first Olympic champion
