Taiwo Ogunjobi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | CHIEF Taiwo Joseph Ogunjobi | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Ilesa, Nigeria | ||
Date of death | 11 February 2019 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1975 | Shooting Stars | ||
1980–1986 | Shooting Stars | ||
International career | |||
Nigeria | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Taiwo Joseph Ogunjobi
Playing career
Ogunjobi played for the Nigerian academicals team; he was made captain during 1973–74 and led the side that beat the Ghanaian academicals that season.[3] He joined Shooting Stars, then known as WNDC Ibadan, in 1973.[4]
He left Shooting Stars in 1975 to study in the United States, but returned in 1980 and was appointed captain.
He also represented the Nigerian national team, making his debut against Morocco in a qualification match for the 1984 Olympics.[7]
Administration career
Following his retirement, Ogunjobi became deputy director at the Ministry of Information in
Ogunjobi served as secretary-general of the
Personal life
Ogunjobi was born in
References
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- ^ Farouk Mohammed (11 February 2019). "Taiwo Ogunjobi, former NFF Secretary General, dies". Okay Nigeria. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria arrests ex-football heads". BBC News. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Ogunjobi dismisses NFF's ban". Vanguard. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Ogunjobi resigns from Osun Utd FC". P.M. News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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- ^ Femi Badmus (20 September 2018). "Amaju Pinnick re-elected as NFF president for second term". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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- ^ Katherine Baffour (9 March 2013). "Taiwo Ogunjobi: My Wife Arrested Me With Her Beauty". Legit.ng. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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