Emmanuel Ogoli

Emmanuel Ogoli

Personal information
Date of birth	1989
Place of birth	Nigeria
Date of death	12 December 2010 (aged 20)
Place of death	Yenagoa, Nigeria
Playing position	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Bayelsa United
	Ocean Boys
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Emmanuel Ogoli (1989 – 12 December 2010) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a left back.

Career

Ogoli played club football for Bayelsa United and Ocean Boys. On 12 December 2010, Ogoli collapsed on the pitch while playing for Ocean Boys, and died later in hospital.^[1] Ogoli had earlier received a "horror injury" in a match on 14 November 2010.^[2] Both the Nigeria Premier League and the Nigeria Football Federation announced separate investigations into his death.^[3]

References

1. George Akpayen (12 December 2010). "Ocean Boys’ defender, Ogoli, is dead". Supersport.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
2. "Ogoli returns to training after injury". The Nation. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
3. Oluwashina Okeleji (14 December 2010). "Investigation into player health in Nigeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2010.