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17. Richard Owobokiri, a goal- scoring machine in Europe club football, played seven times for Nigeria, and scored only one goal against Zambia.

18. There have been very many great players in Nigerian football that made a name mostly playing in the domestic league and/ or junior national teams, but only appeared once in the colours of the Green Eagles. The following are just a few amongst, otherwise, legends in their own right: i. Niyi Akande – WNDC, Ibadan, 1972, against Guinea. ii. Dehinde Akinlotan, Abiola Babes, 1984, against Morocco. iii. Amir Angwe, BCC Lions, 1989, against Zimbabwe. iv. Sunday Atuma, Jos Highlanders, 1962, against Ghana. v. John Benson, Leventis United, 1984, against Malawi. vi. Tajudeen Disu, Abiola Babes, 1984, against Liberia. vii. Arthur Egbunam, Enugu Rangers, 1978, against Zambia. viii. Rufus Ejele, Airforce, 1978, against Uganda. ix. Samuel Elijah, BCC Lions, 1991, against Togo. x. Godwin Ironkwe, Lagos Railways, 1955, against Ghana. xi. Yomi Bamiro, WNDC, 1973, against Ghana. xii. Joseph Ladipo ( Jossylad), WNDC, 1966, against Dahomey. xiii. Christian Madu, Enugu Rangers, 1976, against Sierra Leone. xiv. Stephen Musa, Saarbrucken, Germany, 1998, against Iran. xv. Jonathan Nwaiwu, Port Harcourt, 1955, against Ghana. xvi. Alex Nwosu, Enugu Rangers, 1976, against Egypt. xvii. Taiwo Ogunjobi, IICC, 1984, against Morocco. xviii. Chris Ohenhen, Compostela, 1997, against Kenya. xix. Titus Okere, Railways, 1951, against Ghana. xx. Mike Okotie, Sharks, 1974, against Ivory Coast. xxi. Pius Oleh, Bendel Insurance, 1989, against Gabon. xxii. Anthony Ottah, Bendel Insurance, 1973, against Ghana. xxiii. James Udemba, Vasco Dagama, 1981, against Kenya. xxiv. Duke Udi, IICC, 1998, against Burkina Faso. xxv. Ernest Ufele, Enugu Rangers, 1970, against West Germany? xxvi. Zakari John, Abiola Babes, 1983, against Morocco.