Endurance Idahor

{{short description|Nigerian footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography| name= Endurance Idahor

| fullname = Endurance Idahor

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1984|08|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Edo, Nigeria

| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|03|06|1984|08|22|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=27642|title=Nigeria's Endurance Idahor Dies|work=MTNFootball.com|accessdate=7 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172056/http://mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=27642|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

| death_place = Omdurman, Sudan

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

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| position = Striker

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| years1 = 2001–2003

| years2 = 2003–2004

| years3 = 2004–2005

| years4 = 2006–2010

| years5 = 2008

| clubs1 = Igbino Babes

| clubs2 = Julius Berger

| clubs3 = Dolphins

| clubs4 = Al-Merreikh

| clubs5 = → Al Nasr (loan)

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| caps4 = 62

| caps5 = 11

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| goals4 = 46

| goals5 = 5

| nationalteam1 = Nigeria U23

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| nationalyears1 = 2003-2005

| pcupdate = 14:59, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 14:59, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

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Endurance Idahor (4 August 1984 – 6 March 2010) was a Nigerian professional football player who played for Sudanese club Al-Merreikh. On 6 March 2010, Idahor collapsed during a league game and later died on his way to the hospital.

Career

In 2003, Idahor tied for the Nigeria Premier League scoring title with 12 goals for Julius Berger and moved in 2005 to Dolphins FC.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8554296.stm|title=Nigerian footballer Idahor dies during match in Sudan|date=7 March 2010|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=7 March 2010}} On 23 February 2006, Idahor left Dolphins and moved to Sudanese club Al-Merrikh, he was sent out on loan to Emirati club Al Nasr in January 2008 for 7 months. During his return he became a key player in the first team squad, becoming the top scorer and leading the club to their first CAF Confederation Cup final since 1989.{{cite news|url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34338|title=Nigerian player dies in Sudan during game|work=Sudan Tribune|date=7 March 2010|accessdate=7 March 2010}} Idahor has also played for the U-23 Nigeria national football team.

He collapsed in a match after a minor collision with other player and died on the way to a hospital.{{Cite web |title=Double tragedy hits African football - CNN.com |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/03/09/football.africa.deaths/index.html |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=www.cnn.com |language=en}}

See also

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