Nigerian football goalkeeper Best Ogedegbe spent most of his career playing for Shooting Stars FC, representing the club from 1974 until 1982. With the team Ogedegbe won the Nigerian Premier League twice (1976, 1980), as well as the Nigeria Federation Cup twice (1977, 1979). From 1979 to 1983 he also played in 31 matches for the national team, winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 1980. That same year he also played in all three of Nigeria’s matches at the Moskva Olympics. Ogedegbe finished his career with a few seasons playing for Abiola Babes FC before later working as a coach. In September 2009 he was admitted to hospital to undergo eye surgery, but fell into a coma and later died. He was 55-years-old.
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