Sam Garba

{{short description|Nigerian footballer (1947–1978)}}

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{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}

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| name = Sam Garba

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| fullname = Sam Garba Okoye

| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|12|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nigeria

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|7|31|1947|12|22|df=yes}}

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| years1 = 1963–1974

| clubs1 = Mighty Jets F.C.

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| position = Striker

| nationalyears1 = 1965–1973

| nationalteam1 = Nigeria

| nationalcaps1 = 17

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| manageryears1 = 1974–1978

| managerclubs1 = Plateau State Sports Council

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Sam Garba Okoye (22 December 1947 – 31 July 1978) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a forward for the Nigerian national football team after he made his debut in a match against Gabon on 30 August 1965.{{cite news | url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/international/45-sport/shot/8441-remembering-late-garba-okoye-nigerias-best-all-round-footballer-and-first-schoolboy-international | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212741/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/international/45-sport/shot/8441-remembering-late-garba-okoye-nigerias-best-all-round-footballer-and-first-schoolboy-international | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 September 2015 | title=Remembering Late Garba Okoye: Nigeria’s best all-round footballer and first schoolboy international | work=Daily Trust | author=Ismaila Lere | date=13 August 2011 | accessdate=4 September 2015}} He also represented Nigeria at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.{{cite news | url=http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria50/news/110620/Sam_Garba_Okoye_first_schoolboy_sensation | title=Sam Garba Okoye, first schoolboy sensation | work=SuperSports | author=Kunle Solaja | date=20 June 2011 | accessdate=4 September 2015}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ok/samuel-okoye-garba-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ok/samuel-okoye-garba-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Sam Garba Olympic Results |accessdate=21 October 2018}}