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Full name | Sam Ibiam Henshaw | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Position(s) | 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 Ibiam Henshaw (born April 4, 1925) popularly known as The Cat during his playing days, is a Nigerian ex-footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the pioneer Nigerian national football team who were regarded as the "1949 UK Tourists".[1] It is claimed that he conceded just five goals in his nine years of representing Nigeria till he retired from international football in 1958.[2]
Playing career
Sam Ibiam's career came to limelight after featuring for the Port Harcourt XI team that got to the semi-finals of the old Governor's Cup from 1947 to 1949, thus leading to his call-up to represent Nigeria in the tour of the United Kingdom.[1] In recognition for his achievements, Sam Ibiam was awarded a trophy at the "First National Sports Award for Sports Heroes and Heroines of Yesteryear" in 1987.[1]
Coaching career
After his retirement from football in 1960, Sam served as head coach for the Aba XI team before proceeding to handle the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation team from 1965 to 1967.[1]
Honours
International
- Jalco Cup – 1958
References
- ^ a b c d Tope Adeboboye (3 February 2010). "Pathetic: Nigeria's first goalkeeper lives in squalor in Ebonyi village". Sports World. Retrieved 4 September 2015. Cite error: The named reference "sam" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Historical Pix; Meet Sam Ibiam, Nigeria's First Goalkeeper Who Once Conceded 5 Goals In 9 Years For Nigeria". National Helm. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.