Asuquo Ekpe Is Dead (He Scored Nigeria’s First Nations Cup Goal)

Asuquo Ekpe, the scorer of Nigeria’s first ever goal at the Africa Cup of Nations, has passed on.

Popularly known as Ekpe Senior in his playing days, he achieved the record when Nigeria lost 6-3 to Egypt in Kumasi, Ghana in 1963.

A nephew of the famous Etim Henshaw, he played for Duke Town Primary and Secondary Schools in the 1940s and 1950s and was captain of the first national team, the famed UK Tourists of 1949.

He also played for Welch XI and Lagos Railway II from 1954 to 1965.

Ekpe will be buried in Uwanna, near Afikpo in Ebonyi State on April 9.