Emmanuel Ogoli was a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n professional footballer who played as a left back

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

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Career

Ogoli played club football for Bayelsa United and Ocean Boys

Ocean Boys F.C.

Ocean Boys Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Brass, Bayelsa State.-History:Ocean Boys F.C. was founded in 2002 by Sylva Nathaniel Ngo,the chairman of Brass Local Government...

. On 12 December 2010, Ogoli collapsed on the pitch while playing for Ocean Boys, and died later in hospital. Ogoli had earlier received a "horror injury" in a match on 14 November 2010. Both the Nigeria Premier League and the Nigeria Football Federation announced separate investigations into his death.