Shooting Stars celebrate ‘living legend’ Odegbami at 72

Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC on Tuesday celebrated one of the club’s legend, Chief (Dr.) Olusegun Odegbami who clocked 72.

The club wrote on its social media handle, Facebook, ‘the Oluyole Warriors’ family celebrates our living legend.’

Odegbami played for the club, then known as IICC in the 1970s and 1980s. He was part of the squad that won the first continental trophy for Nigeria, the Cup Winner Cup, now rechristened CAF Confederation Cup.

Fondly called ‘Mathematical’ for his explosive dribbles and run down the right flank, Odegbami was also in the IICC team that lost in the final of the Champions Cup (now CAF Champions League) to Zamalek of Egypt in 1984.

The right winger also played for the Green Eagles, as the Nigeria senior team was known then and was in the squad that won for Nigeria her first Africa Cup of Nations in 1980.