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Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by ogododo: 11:24pm On Aug 31, 2021
Barely two weeks after the death of a former Nigerian national team striker, Segun Adeleke in the United States, another one has also fallen. He is Thompson Usiyan a prolific striker who made goal scoring a habit in the brief spell he had with the national team before he went to the US for academic pursuit.

According to information gathered, Usiyan died, aged 65, at his Lamset Redonda beach home in California, United States.

In the brief spell he had with the national team, where he played 24 times he averaged a goal per game.

Usiyan came into national limelight the moment he came in as a dying minute substitute for the then Mid Western State intermediate team that beat Western State in Lagos in 1973.

With scoreline at 1-1, and with the extra time just two minutes to end in the semi final clash, Usiyan was brought in by Mid West just as a corner kick was about to be taken.

Usiyan ran into the penalty box just in time to finish up with a classic header that beat Goalkeeper Zion Ogunfehinmi.

From that moment, Usiyan became the striker that the national team needed. He scored the winner for the Nigeria Academicals in the defeat of their Ghanaian counterparts at the Ghana-Nigeria Sports Festival in 1975.

Usiyen who was playing for Asaba Textile Mill made his international debut for the Green Eagles in the 1-1 draw with Kenya on 7 February 1976. It was a scoring debut for him.

A week later, he scored again against Zambia in a 2-1 triumph in one of the friendly matches played in preparations for the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations.

With Nigeria depending on his scoring exploits, it was a rude shock when he abandoned the team for academic pursuit in the United States just as Nigeria got into a triangular final qualifying match involving Egypt and Tunisia.

He made his final outing for Nigeria in the first leg of the final qualifiers for Spain ‘82 World Cup when Nigeria lost 2-0 to Algeria in Lagos.

https://www.sportsvillagesquare.com/2021/08/31/former-nigeria-national-football-team-striker-usiyan-dies-in-us/amp/

Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by dimexy247(m): 11:28pm On Aug 31, 2021
What?
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by ogododo: 11:43pm On Aug 31, 2021
motajo7:
R. I. P.

Pool no dey taya you people?
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by fidev696: 11:51pm On Aug 31, 2021
Heart breaking ..... R I P cry
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by Folabifreeman(m): 12:17am On Sep 01, 2021
RIP TO A SOCCER LEGEND

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Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by Onyi22(f): 12:18am On Sep 01, 2021
So sad I couldn't meet him one on one before his death, Only God knows why
Reat in peace Legend.
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by Hermaphrodite: 12:20am On Sep 01, 2021
What a great loss!!
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by ogododo: 5:32am On Sep 01, 2021
No no this player!
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by paulolee(m): 6:27am On Sep 01, 2021
ogododo:
No no this player!
just too sad
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by ogododo: 8:02am On Sep 01, 2021
paulolee:

just too sad
Cancer be killer, may God rest him soul.
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by ogododo: 8:03am On Sep 01, 2021
Lalasticlala.
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by elmessiahs(m): 11:32am On Sep 01, 2021
Rip... God bless the living
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by Chijeep(m): 11:32am On Sep 01, 2021
K
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by cristechinfotec(m): 11:32am On Sep 01, 2021
How many age grin
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by zombieHUNTER: 11:32am On Sep 01, 2021
U dey America... Dey die

Buhari reach there
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by Olumiday15: 11:32am On Sep 01, 2021

Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by drsugar: 11:33am On Sep 01, 2021
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Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by Nobody: 11:34am On Sep 01, 2021
Sad

Plus i daresay he did not abandon Nigeria at that time in the late 1979s.. Am sure they knew of his plans well ahead of time.
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by Onyenna(m): 11:36am On Sep 01, 2021
Chaaii!!


May his soul rest In peace.......
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by AngelHoly(m): 11:36am On Sep 01, 2021
He was a very good player back then

Nearly mixed my exam cos of his match
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by IVORY2009(m): 11:38am On Sep 01, 2021
cristechinfotec:
How many age grin


Na your papa age oooo shocked
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by Hopebringer: 11:38am On Sep 01, 2021
Who?
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by Antoeni(m): 11:38am On Sep 01, 2021
I have never heard of that name
Rip sha
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by Ibime(m): 11:39am On Sep 01, 2021
This guy could have been our greatest striker. I watched some clips of him playing in the US. The guy was very good.
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by planetx: 11:39am On Sep 01, 2021
I thought people don't die in America only Nigeria according to the logic you hear daily on NL.
Re: Thompson Usiyan Is Dead by money121(m): 11:41am On Sep 01, 2021
R.ip

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