Dejo Fayemi

Fayemi was part of the team that unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Dejo Fayemi
Personal information
Date of birth 1933 (1933)
Date of death (2016-12-02)2 December 2016[1]
Place of death Ibadan, Nigeria
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1961 Nigeria 15 (7)

Dejo Fayemi was a Nigerian footballer.

He scored Nigeria's first ever goal in a World Cup qualifier, it came against Ghana on 28 August 1960 in a 4-1 loss.[2]

References
  1. "Ex-Nigeria international, Dejo Fayemi dies at 81 -". 2 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile ™ - Matches — Ghana-Nigeria — FIFA.com". FIFA.com. 28 August 1960. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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