Sam Ibiam

Sam Ibiam
Personal information
Full name Sam Henshaw Ibiam
Date of birth (1925-04-04)4 April 1925
Place of birth Nigeria
Date of death 2 December 2015(2015-12-02) (aged 90)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Calabar XI
Port Harcourt XI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1952 Railway F.C.
Pan Bank F.C.
SCOA XI
1954–1958 Africa Great Olympics
1958–1960 Onitsha Redoutable
International career
1949–1958 Nigeria
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sam Henshaw Ibiam (4 April 1925 – 2 December 2015), popularly known as The Black Magnet during his playing days, was a Nigerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the pioneer Nigerian national football team who were regarded as the "1949 UK Tourists". He retired from international football in 1958.

Playing career

Sam Ibiam's career came to limelight while with the Port Harcourt XI. In recognition of his achievements, Sam Ibiam was honored during the "First National Sports Award for Sports Heroes and Heroines of Yesteryear".

Coaching career

After his retirement from football in 1960, Sam served as head coach for the Aba XI team before proceeding to the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.

Honours

International

Death

Sam died on December 2, 2015, at his residence in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

References

  1. ↑ Tope Adeboboye (3 February 2010). "Pathetic: Nigeria's first goalkeeper lives in squalor in Ebonyi village". Sports World. Retrieved 4 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Historical Pix; Meet Sam Ibiam, Nigeria's First Goalkeeper Who Once Conceded 5 Goals In 9 Years For Nigeria". National Helm. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Kunle Solaja (11 January 2011). "Sam Ibiam:Nigeria's first Goalkeeper". SuperSports. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "First Nigerian goalkeeper, Sam Ibiam, dies at 90". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.