Football family mourns Nigeria, IICC legend Taiwo Ogunjobi | The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper - Nigeria and World News - News Summed Up

Football family mourns Nigeria, IICC legend Taiwo Ogunjobi | The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper - Nigeria and World News


Apart from his sterling role as a member of the NFF board, Ogunjobi played a prominent role in the development of Nigeria’s club football. This was the reason he was not part of the IICC’s Africa Cup Winners Cup –winning squad of 1976. The Ibadan-based football club is now known as the 3SC Football Club.He featured as a player for Shooting Stars when the club was called WNDC. After his playing career, Ogunjobi went into administration and served as a secretary at his former club Shooting Stars. His regular partner in Shooting Stars central defence then, Ogbein Fawole died a few years ago.


Source: The Guardian February 12, 2019 03:56 UTC



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