Haruna Ilerika
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Haruna Olatunji Ilerika was a Nigerian footballer.
between 1971 and 1976 and spent his entire career with Stationery Stores in Lagos.
He joined Stationery Stores FC in 1971 after a brief stint with the defunct Metal Construction Football Club (Apapa) after having led the Zumratul-Islamiya Grammar School, Surulere to victory in the 1970 Principals' Cup Football competition for secondary schools in Lagos State.
Nicknamed the "Master Dribbler", Ilerika wore the number 9 jersey in his time with the national team. His last game was in the final of the 1981 Cup Winners Cup
where Stores lost to Cameroun
's Union Douala
2-1 on aggregate. Chief Ilerika then moved on to the team's technical bench. At the time of his death, he was the Lagos State
Football Association Vice-Chairman.
Career
Ilerika played for the Nigeria national football teamNigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
between 1971 and 1976 and spent his entire career with Stationery Stores in Lagos.
He joined Stationery Stores FC in 1971 after a brief stint with the defunct Metal Construction Football Club (Apapa) after having led the Zumratul-Islamiya Grammar School, Surulere to victory in the 1970 Principals' Cup Football competition for secondary schools in Lagos State.
Nicknamed the "Master Dribbler", Ilerika wore the number 9 jersey in his time with the national team. His last game was in the final of the 1981 Cup Winners Cup
African Cup Winners' Cup 1981
The 1981 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Union Douala in two-legged final victory against Stationary Stores F.C. This was the seventh season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup...
where Stores lost to Cameroun
Cameroun
Cameroun was a French and British mandate territory in central Africa, now constituting the majority of the territory of the Republic of Cameroon....
's Union Douala
Union Douala
Union Sportive Douala is a Cameroonian football club based in Douala.-History:It was founded in 1957 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification.-Achievements:*Cameroon Premiere Division: 4...
2-1 on aggregate. Chief Ilerika then moved on to the team's technical bench. At the time of his death, he was the Lagos State
Lagos State
Lagos State is an administrative division of Nigeria, located in the southwestern part of the country. The smallest in area of Nigeria's states, Lagos State is the most populous state in Nigeria and arguably the most economically important state of the country and west Africa, containing Lagos, the...
Football Association Vice-Chairman.