Moses Effiong

Moses Effiong
Personal information
Date of birth	4 October 1959
Place of birth	Federation of Nigeria
Date of death	26 January 2025 (aged 65)
Place of death	United States
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Sharks F.C.
	New Nigeria Bank of Benin
	Shooting Stars F.C.
International career
1980	Nigeria U23
	Nigeria
Medal record
African Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Moses Effiong (4 October 1959 – 26 January 2025) was a Nigerian footballer who played for the Nigeria national team as a goalkeeper.^[1] He won the 1980 African Cup of Nations tournament while representing Nigeria.^[2]

Effiong died after a long illness in the United States, on 26 January 2025, at the age of 65.^[3]

Honours

Nigeria

^ Aiyejina, Tana (22 March 2015). "35 years after, where are 1980 Nations Cup heroes?". The Punch. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
^ Emeka Enyadike (22 November 2012). "Nigeria's greatest goalkeepers". SuperSports. Retrieved 30 August 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Gsong, Adejayan Gbenga (27 January 2025). "Former Super Eagles goalkeeper dies". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 27 January 2025.

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