Best Ogedegbe

Q: When did Best Ogedegbe die?

Best Ogedegbe died on September 28, 2009.

Q: How old was Best Ogedegbe when they died?

Best Ogedegbe was 55 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Best Ogedegbe's cause of death?

The cause of death of Best Ogedegbe was complications from surgery.

Best Ogedegbe Listen^ⓘ(3 September 1954 – 28 September 2009) was a Nigerian football goalkeeper.

Career

He played with Shooting Stars F.C. most of his career, and was the goalkeeper when Shooting Stars won Nigeria's first continental trophy, the African Cup Winners Cup in 1976.

International career

Ogedegbe played for the Nigeria national football team (then known as the "Green Eagles") when they won the 1980 African Cup of Nations. He also represented Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Coaching career

Ogedegbe was an assistant coach during the 2008–09 season for the Dolphins F.C. He was also a former assistant with Wikki Tourists and the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist team.

Death

He died, aged 55 at the University College Hospital in Ibadan on 28 September 2009. He had undergone eye surgery the previous week, but had lapsed into a coma following complications from the operation.

Honours

Shooting Stars

Nigeria

All-Africa Games: Silver medal 1978
Africa Cup of Nations: 1980

Individual

Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 1980

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