Mathematical Olusegun Odegbami is 72 years old today.
Born on 27th of August 1952 in Lagos, the ex Super Eagles captain was brought up in the northern city of Jos, Plateau State.
Odegbami won 46 caps and scored 23 goals for the Nigeria national team, which he guided to its first Africa Cup of Nations title at the 1980 tournament.
He was famous for his skill on the ball, speed, and precision of his crosses from the right wing and hence nicknamed Mathematical.
He played for the Shooting Stars of Ibadan his entire career, from 1970 to 1984. In 1976, he won the African Cup Winners’ Cup with Shooting Stars F.C. Nigeria’s first African club trophy.
In June 2022, he launched a radio station called Eagles 7 Sports Radio 103.7 FM in Nigeria.
The Management of SkypenewsNaija is wishing our living legend, mathematical Segun Odegbami a very happy birthday
