Best Ogedegbe

Best Ogedegbe (3 September 1954 – 28 September 2009), also known as Anthony Best Ogedegbe, was a Nigerian football goalkeeper.

Best Anthony Ogedegbe

Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-09-03)3 September 1954
Place of birth	Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Date of death	28 September 2009(2009-09-28) (aged 55)
Place of death	Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1982	Shooting Stars F.C.
1982–1986	Abiola Babes F.C.
National team
1979–1983	Nigeria	31	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He played with Shooting Stars F.C. most of his career, and was the goalkeeper when Shooting Stars won Nigeria's first continental trophy, the African Cup Winners Cup in 1976.

International career

Ogedegbe played for the Nigeria national football team (then known as the "Green Eagles") when they won the 1980 African Cup of Nations. He also represented Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Coaching career

Ogedegbe was an assistant coach during the 2008-09 season for the Dolphins F.C. He was also a former assistant with Wikki Tourists and the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist team.

Death

He died, aged 55 at the University College Hospital in Ibadan on 28 September 2009. He had done eye operation the previous week, but had gone into a coma following complications from the operation.