Peter Ogaba
Personal information
Full name Peter Egboche Ogaba
Date of birth (1974-09-24)24 September 1974
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria[1]
Date of death 5 August 2016(2016-08-05) (aged 41)
Place of death Abuja, Nigeria
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
BBL Hawks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Lokeren 11 (0)
1993 → FC Oulu (loan) 8 (0)
1993–1994 MSV Duisburg 2 (0)
1996–1997 Beja
1998 Leiftur 15 (0)
1998–2000 Holstebro
International career
1987 Nigeria U17 6 (0)
1989 Nigeria U20 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up1987 Canada
FIFA World Youth Championship
Runner-up1989 Saudi Arabia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Egboche Ogaba (24 September 1974 – 5 August 2016) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Ogaba started his career with Belgian top flight side Lokeren, where he suffered a knee ligament injury and made 11 league appearances and scored 0 goals.[2] On 23 May 1992, Ogaba debuted for Lokeren during a 1-1 draw with Charleroi.[2] In 1993, he signed for FC Oulu in the Finnish second division.[3] In July 1993 he signed for German Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg.[2] After that, Ogaba signed for Beja in the Portuguese second division.[4] In 1998, he signed for Icelandic team Leiftur.[5] after that, he signed for Holstebro in Denmark.[6]

International career

Ogaba represented Nigeria at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship and the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he was the youngest player, aged 14.[7]

Personal life

Ogaba died in his apartment in Abuja, Nigeria, on 5 August 2016 after a brief illness, which was suspected to be due to heart disease.[8][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Mbum, Ferdinand (5 August 2016). "Ex-Golden Eaglets, Flying Eagles Star Peter Ogaba Dies Mysteriously In Abuja:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Peter Ogaba at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Oulun jalkapallohistoriaan jääneen maalin tehnyt pelaaja kuoli vain 41-vuotiaana". is.fi. 5 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "97. — C.D. Beja, 1996-97".
  5. ↑ Jacobsen, Emil L. (28 August 1998). "Tveir føroyingar á »liði sameindu tjóða«". in.fo.
  6. ↑ "I had no club when I got national team call - Ogaba". punchng.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 21 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Remembering The Golden Eaglets Of Yester Years".
  8. ↑ Online, Tribune (5 August 2016). "Ex-junior international, Ogaba Peter dies". Tribune Online. Retrieved 29 March 2023.


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