Felix Owolabi
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 January 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Raccah Rovers of Kano | - | (-) | |
IICC Shooting Stars | - | (-) | |
International career | |||
1978–1982 | Nigeria | 35 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Felix Owolabi (born 24 November 1954) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played for the Nigerian national team. Playing much of his career as a left winger, he played for Nigeria at the 1978 African Cup of Nations and at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He played with the Nigerian teams that came third at the 1978 African Cup of Nations and won the African Cup of Nations in 1980.
Holder of a doctorate degree in Physical education, Owo-blow as he is fondly called, also played for Kaduna Rocks (of Kaduna), Raccah Rovers of Kano, and the IICC Shooting Stars (of Ibadan). He was with the latter club for 15 years, during which, in 1992, he helped the club win the CAF Cup (now known as the CAF Confederation Cup).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Felix Owolabi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Felix Owolabi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Felix Owolabi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Africa Cup of Nations–winning players
- 1978 African Cup of Nations players
- 1980 African Cup of Nations players
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Racca Rovers F.C. players
- Shooting Stars S.C. players
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 1978 All-Africa Games