Golden Oldies is wishing Nigerian former professional footballer Patrick Olusegun Odegbami a happy birthday today (born 27 August 1952).
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.
Nicknamed Mathematical, he was famous for his skill on the ball, speed and precision of his crosses from the right wing.
He played for IICC 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.
Happy birthday Mathematical Segun Odegbami
