Google search engine on Sunday honoured late Nigerian International footballer, Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji, who died on August 12, 1989, with a doodle.
Okwaraji died while on the field of play for Nigeria.
But for his death, Okwaraji would have been 55 years on Sunday, May 19.
The late Super Eagles mid-fielder who hailed from Orlu, Imo State, slumped and died in the 77th minute of a FIFA World Cup qualifier between the Super Eagles and Angola at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
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The match ended 1-0 in favour of Nigeria.
A qualified lawyer with a masters degree in international law from the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome, Okwaraji also played international football.
Some of the clubs he played for in Europe before his death at the young age of 25 years included AS Roma (1984-1985), NK Dinamo Zagreb (1985-1986), Austria Klagenfurt (1986-1987), VfB Stuttgart (1987-1989) and SSV Ulm 1846 (loan) (1987-1988), while finishing his education in law.
Late Okwaraji made the Green Eagles squad in 1988 and at that year’s African Nations Cup he scored one of the fastest goals in the history of the championship against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.
