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# Peter Anieke

Peter Anieke (2 March 1946 – 20 April 2015) was a Nigerian international footballer. He played as a midfielder.

## Career

Anieke grew up in Jos where he played football for St Mulumba's College. In 1965, he joined Plateau United and after the Challenge Cup final against ECN Football Club (Now PHCN) in Lagos, Adebajo, Stationery stores owner became interested in signing him and in the 1967 he joined them. He won the Challenge Cup with Stationary Stores Football Club in 1967 and 1968. His goal scoring exploits earned him the nickname ‘Eusebio of Africa’.
# Mariama Ouiminga

Mariama Ouiminga (born 24 January 1970) is a Burkinabé sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Burkina Faso at the Olympics.
# Lawrence Steven Meyers

Lawrence Steven Meyers (April 7, 1956 – November 28, 2023) was an American actor and film producer known for his roles in Dick Tracy (1990) and Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). He was the producer of Unfaithful (2002). He was the founder of Meyers Media Group. Meyers died on December 5, 2023, at the age of 67.
# Brudzędy

Brudzędy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Markusy, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Brzeżno Łyńskie

Brzeżno Łyńskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nidzica, within Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Brzozie Lubawskie

Brzozie Lubawskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kurzętnik, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and 79 km (49 mi) southwest of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Budniki

Budniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lidzbark Warmiński, within Lidzbark County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Bujaki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Bujaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nidzica, within Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Nidzica and 37 km (23 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Burkat

Burkat (Polish:) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Działdowo, within Działdowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Działdowo and 62 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Byliny, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Byliny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kisielice, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Kisielice, 27 km (17 mi) west of Iława, and 91 km (57 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Bzowiec, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Bzowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobre Miasto, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Dobre Miasto and 31 km (19 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, and in 1772–1945 it belonged to Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).
# Będziszewo

Będziszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dubeninki, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.
It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Dubeninki, 21 km (13 mi) east of Gołdap, and 150 km (93 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Błuskajmy Małe

Błuskajmy Małe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korsze, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Korsze, 26 km (16 mi) north-west of Kętrzyn, and 67 km (42 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Ceglarki

Ceglarki (German: Ernsthof) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.
# Cerkiewnik

Cerkiewnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobre Miasto, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Dobre Miasto and 17 km (11 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Chruściele, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Chruściele is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ełk, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Ełk and 120 km (75 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Cibórz, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Cibórz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lidzbark, within Działdowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Cicha Wólka

Cicha Wólka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowale Oleckie, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Cielętnik

Cielętnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Braniewo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Braniewo and 82 km (51 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Ciernie, Gmina Ełk

Ciernie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ełk, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Ciernie, Gmina Prostki

Ciernie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Prostki, 17 km (11 mi) south of Ełk, and 119 km (74 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Cimochy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Cimochy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczki, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.
It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Wieliczki, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Olecko, and 145 km (90 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

## History

Historically, the village was known in Polish as both Cimochy and Czymochy. As of 1600, the population of the village was exclusively Polish.
During World War II, the Polish resistance carried out acts of sabotage against Nazi Germany. In 1944, the Polish Home Army twice damaged a sawmill that produced timber for the German Army, and mined railroad tracks, causing a freight train to derail.

## Notable residents

* Arno von Lenski (1893–1986), German general
# Cudnochy

Cudnochy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mikołajki, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Mikołajki, 14 km (9 mi) east of Mrągowo, and 67 km (42 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Cybulki

Cybulki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wydminy, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Wydminy, 22 km (14 mi) east of Giżycko, and 105 km (65 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Czerlin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Czerlin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Fijewo (the gmina seat), 24 km (15 mi) south-east of Iława, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The village was ceded to Poland after the East Prussian plebiscite in 1920.
# Czerwona Woda, Olsztyn County

Czerwona Woda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Danowo, Giżycko County

Danowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miłki, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Dobrąg

Dobrąg is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barczewo, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Barczewo and 18 km (11 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Dragolice

Dragolice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łukta, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Łukta, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Ostróda, and 30 km (19 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Drulity

Drulity is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pasłęk, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Pasłęk, 21 km (13 mi) south-east of Elbląg, and 61 km (38 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Drwęca, Iława County

Drwęca is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Iława, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Drygały

Drygały is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała Piska, within Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Biała Piska, 22 km (14 mi) north-east of Pisz, and 106 km (66 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Duje, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Duje is a village in Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. The village is situated on the border with Russia. The village is situated on the road from Mołtajny to Asuny. In 1975-1998 the village was located in Olsztyn Voivodeship.
# Dunajek Mały

Dunajek Mały is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Gołdap and 123 km (76 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Dury, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Dury is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Morąg, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Morąg, 22 km (14 mi) north of Ostróda, and 38 km (24 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Hart Sheik

Hart Sheik (Somali: Harta Sheekh) is a town located in eastern Ethiopia, in the Somali Region. Hart Sheik is primarily inhabited by the Sacad Muuse sub-clan of the Habar Awal Isaaq Somali people.

## Demographics

According to the 2022 census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) Hart Sheik had a population of mostly are Habar Awal Sub clan of Sacad Muuse 500,000.
# Dybówko

Dybówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Dylewko

Dylewko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Grunwald, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
# Dziadyk

Dziadyk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostróda, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Ostróda and 39 km (24 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Dziarnówko

Dziarnówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iława, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Iława and 62 km (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
# Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple

Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva is situated on the banks of the Periyar river at Kalady of Ernakulam District in Kerala state in India. The Cheranalloor Mahadeva Temple is one of the important temples in Cochin Kingdom. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol of Shiva in the Treta Yuga. The temple is a part of the 108 Shiva Temples in Kerala.

## Temple Structure

The temple is dedicated to Shiva in the main Sanctum Sanctorum facing east. The main shrine, which has been built in circular shape, is a beautiful in Kerala-Dravidian architecture style. In the eastern porch, the namaskara mandapom has been built in a square-shaped structure. The size of the nalambalam is remarkable and the adjacent thidappalli have been rebuilt. The temple of Cheranelloor is constructed of great craftsmanship in architecture and we can see a rare collection of architecture as well.
In ancient times, the Cheranelloor Mahadeva temple had extensive land holdings and was in receipt of approximately 24 tons of paddy (24 thousands hector land) a year. Consequent to agrarian reforms the temple lost all the land except a couple of acres in which the temple is situated.

## Festival and daily pooja

There are five poojas here on a regular basis. (Usha pooja, Ethrtha pooja, Pantheerati pooja, Noon pooja and Athazha pooja). The annual festival of the temple is usually celebrated in the month of Malayalam Kumbha (February - March). It believe that Shiva in Cheranellor is situates together with Devi Sati. So it is believed that the temple main deity is in the form of rina mochaka that bearing the idea of resolving all debts of the devotees. The rina mochaka pooja is performed daily in the temple.
# Chucuito Province

Chucuito Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Juli.

## History

Chucuito is cited by Comentarios Reales de los Incas. On the 1st chapter of the 3th book of Comentarios reales de los incas, Chucuito is mentioned because of huge monuments and anthropomorphic statues.

## Geography

One of the highest elevations of the province is Chuqi Patilla at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
* Altarani
* Arichuwa
* Atapalluni
* Chachakumani
* Chuqi Patilla
* Ch'iyar Jaqhi
* Ch'usiqani
* Ch'uwaña
* Jach'a Nasa
* Jach'a Uma Chuqu
* Janq'u Jaqhi
* Janq'u Qalani
* Jilarata
* Jisk'a Wallata
* Kimsa Chuta
* Kuntur Ikiña
* K'uchuni
* Laram Jaqhi
* Laramani
* Llallawa
* Mamaniri
* Marqu Nasani
* Misani
* Nasa Parqu
* Payrumani
* Pä Sirka
* Pichaqani
* Pukara
* Qarwa P'iq'iña
* Qhapiya
* Q'iruni
* Sankayuni
* Saywani Sirka
* Tanka
* Tanka Qullu
* Uma Chuqu
* Waka P'iqi
* Wallata Awki
* Wanq'uni
* Qarwa P'iq'iña
* Wila Kunka
* Wila Purakani
* Wila Qullu
* Wiluyu

## Languages

According to the 2007 census, Aymara was spoken by 72.4% of the population as their first language, while 26.8% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke Quechua, 0.1% spoke Asháninka, 0.0% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.

## Political division

The province measures 3,978.13 square kilometres (1,535.96 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
| Juli | Justo Apaza Delgado | Juli | 210401 |
| Desaguadero | | Desaguadero | 210402 |
| Huacullani | Jaime Musaja Chipana | Huacullani | 210403 |
| Kelluyo | Demetrio Salamanca Choque | Kelluyo | 210404 |
| Pisacoma | Nestor Jaime Chino Coaquira | Pisacoma | 210405 |
| Pomata | Mario Calani Morales | Pomata | 210406 |
| Zepita | Mateo Jilaja Mollo | Zepita | 210407 |
# Ivan Stanković (handballer)

Ivan Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Станковић; born 27 April 1982) is a Serbian former handball player.

## Club career

Over the course of his career that spanned almost two decades, Stanković played for Partizan (1999–2004), Bidasoa (2004–2007), Aragón (2007–2011), US Créteil (2011–2014) and US Ivry (2014–2017). He won two championship titles with Partizan.

## International career

At international level, Stanković represented Serbia in five major tournaments. He was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 2012 European Championship. Later that year, Stanković took part in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

## Honours
### Partizan

* Serbia and Montenegro Handball Super League: 2001–02, 2002–03
* Serbia and Montenegro Handball Cup: 2000–01
# Yu Myeong-ja

Yu Myeong-ja (born 2 April 1943) is a South Korean gymnast. She competed in five events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
# Barbara Meyer (cyclist)

Barbara Meyer (born 24 March 1982) is an Austrian racing cyclist. She rode in the women's time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships.
# Madelen Haug Hansen

Madelen Haug Hansen (born 9 August 1993) is a Norwegian ice hockey forward, currently serving as captain of Linköping HC Dam in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and the Norwegian national team. She has received the Gullpucken as Norwegian player of the year twice, in 2015 and 2019. She has won three silver medals and two bronze medals in the IIHF World Championship - Division I, as well as two SDHL Swedish Championships.
She scored the first goal of the 2016-17 SDHL season, the first season in which the league was organised as the SDHL.
# Richard Igbineghu

Richard Igbineghu-Bango (born 21 April 1968) is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) category.

## Olympic results

* Defeated Gytis Juškevičius (Lithuania), KO 2
* Defeated Svilen Rusinov (Bulgaria), 9–7
* Lost to Roberto Balado (Cuba), 2–13

## Professional career

Fighting under the name Richard Bango, Igbineghu turned pro in 1994 with moderate success. Although he began his career 16–0, Bango took three years off, from 1996 to 1999. At the advanced age of 36, Bango took on his first real challenge, goliath Nikolay Valuev. Bango was TKO'd in the 6th round. In 2006, Bango dropped his second loss, to a young Alexander Povetkin, via a 2nd-round KO.

## Professional boxing record

17 Wins (13 knockouts, 4 decisions), 2 Losses (2 knockouts, 0 decisions) :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 5–0 | Alexander Povetkin | KO | 2 | 04/03/2006 | Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany | Bango knocked out at 2:20 of the second round. |
| Win | 4–7–1 | Marian Tudor | TKO | 2 | 20/05/2005 | Tres Cantos, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain | |
| Loss | 36–0 | Nikolay "Russian Giant" Valuev | TKO | 6 | 24/07/2004 | Frankfurt, Brandenburg, Germany | WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 1–1 | Gerson Domingos | PTS | 6 | 16/04/2004 | Leganés, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain | |
| Win | 17–13 | Armando Grueso | TKO | 8 | 21/06/2003 | Albufeira, Portugal | |
| Win | 18–1 | Adewale "Tiger" Abbey | KO | 6 | 29/03/2003 | Ibadan, Nigeria | Nigeria Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 15–55–1 | Roy Bedwell | TKO | 1 | 24/06/2000 | Covington, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 14–101–5 | Frankie Hines | KO | 2 | 20/04/2000 | Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 7–10 | Rodney McSwain | UD | 6 | 15/04/2000 | Bayboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 7–2 | Marcus Johnson | UD | 6 | 20/07/1999 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 2–34 | George Harris | KO | 2 | 26/06/1999 | Gallatin, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | -- | Willard Lockhart | KO | 1 | 17/07/1996 | New York City, United States | |
| Win | 3–2 | Mark Johnson | TKO | 2 | 19/06/1996 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 3–3 | Jihad Abdulaziz | TKO | 3 | 27/04/1996 | New York City, United States | |
| Win | 0–3 | Roy "Chicken" Little | KO | 1 | 21/11/1995 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States | Little knocked out at 0:50 of the first round. |
| Win | 7–7–2 | Dennis "The Menace" Bailey | TKO | 1 | 17/02/1995 | Cumbernauld, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 3–0 | Archie Perry | PTS | 4 | 05/11/1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 2–5–1 | John Pierre | TKO | 3 | 25/10/1994 | Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 19–20–1 | Steve Garber | KO | 1 | 30/07/1994 | Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom | |
# Ricky Owubokiri

Richard Daddy Owubokiri (born 16 July 1961), commonly known as Ricky, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

## Football career

Born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Ricky started his career in his native country before playing four seasons in Brazil, where he played for America Football Club (RJ) and Esporte Clube Vitória, a club he would return to in 1994 in the Brazilian Série A. He had a spell in France with Stade Lavallois and FC Metz.
Ricky moved to Portugal to play for S.L. Benfica, in December 1988, but appeared very rarely with the team in the 1988–89 season, scoring only six goals, all in the same Portuguese Cup fixture against Atlético Riachense. He moved to C.F. Estrela da Amadora, where he played in the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons, winning the Taça de Portugal in 1990. He then moved north to Boavista FC, for the 1991–92 season. His impact was instant, helping the side finish third in his first season with the addition of the Taça de Portugal, as the player netted 30 times in the Primeira Liga, being the top scorer.
Ricky retired in 1997 at the age of 36, after one-year stints with C.F. Os Belenenses, Al-Arabi Sports Club and Al-Hilal FC.
He had 23 caps for Nigeria, scoring a single goal. Owubokiri was picked for the 1982 African Cup of Nations in Libya, but missed the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

## Career statistics
### International goals

    Source:
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 October 1992 | Surulere Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria | South Africa | 4–0 | Win | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
# Ruel Ishaku

Ruel Ishaku (born 11 January 1967) is a Nigerian Paralympic gold medal-winning powerlifter. He was elected President of the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation from 2020 till 2022 replacing the past leader Uboh Idris. Ishaku was first elected as the representative of the board of the Paralympic association after defeating Tajudeen Agunbiade, a table tennis player by 27 votes. He was later appointed the Technical Director after his rule as president in 2022.

## Biography

Ishaku was born in 1967 in Nigeria. He suffers from poliomyelitis which means he has to walk with the use of crutches. He started his career in 1991. During the 2008 interview, he said;
   When I was a kid, I was interested in weightlifting. So when I heard about that powerlifting could be a sport for the disabled in 1991, I decided to have a try.

## Career

Ishaku made his debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He competed in the Men's up to 48 kg but did not record a valid lift.
He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and won bronze in the same event. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics he won the gold medal.
Ishaku competed in and won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in powerlifting. It was the only weightlifting event that Nigeria was allowed to enter as the nation was banned from able-bodied lifting when three of its lifters infringed anti-doping rules.

### Legacy

Ishaku has been cited to have influenced Yakubu Adesokan after Adesokan won the 2012 game surpassing his record in 2008.
# Samuel Elijah

Samuel Elijah (born 14 November 1969), popularly known as Samuel "Prophet" Elijah is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Nigeria U-20 team that competed at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

## Early life and career

Born in Bauchi State Nigeria, Elijah was on boys football teams before he became a footballer during 1985.
In 1989, he was part of the Nigeria U-20 team that placed second at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. He went on to gain his first cap as a senior player in a match against Togo.
After numerous injury problems, Samuel went into coaching course in 2004, and officially started coaching Kwara State All Stars. In 2005, Samuel joined Crown FC Ogbomoso and coached them in 2005 and 2006. After 2006, he went to Lagos and coached the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) in 2007. That was when he met Clemens Westerhof in Ilorin. When his contract expired, Elijah went back to Ilorin to work with Clemens Westerhof at the Kwara Football Academy.