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Nigerian footballer

Dejo Fayemi
Personal information
Date of birth 1933 (1933)
Date of death (2016-12-02)2 December 2016
Place of death Ibadan, Nigeria
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1961 Nigeria 15 (7)

Dejo Fayemi was a Nigerian footballer.

Fayemi was part of the team that unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the 1960 Summer Olympics.

He scored Nigeria's first ever goal in a World Cup qualifier, it came against Ghana on 28 August 1960 in a 4-1 loss.

References

  1. "Ex-Nigeria international, Dejo Fayemi dies at 81 -". 2 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile ™ - Matches — Ghana-Nigeria — FIFA.com". FIFA.com. 28 August 1960. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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