Nigeria's first goalkeeper, Sam Henshaw Ibiam had a unique goalkeeping record. He did not concede a single goal in eight of the nine years he represented Nigeria.

In all his nine years with the team, he conceded just five goals, which he did against one team - Ghana (Back Stars).

In recognition of his achievements, Sam Ibiam was awarded a trophy at the First National Sports Award for "Sports Heroes and Heroines of Yesteryear" in 1987.

The first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah called him "the flying cat".

Source: Tales of Africa, Facebook.