Joseph Oluwole "Wole" Odegbami (born 5 October 1962) is a Nigerian former professional

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who played as a

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. A member of the Nigeria national team, he scored twice in 18 appearances for his country. He is the younger brother of

Segun Odegbami Patrick Olusegun Odegbami () (born 27 August 1952), often shortened as Segun Odegbami, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward Early life Odegbami was born on 27 August 1952 in Lagos, Nigeria to Jacob Adebola Odeg ...

, and was a member of the team that competed at the

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, South Korea. He played for four seasons in Cyprus, for

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and

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, and then moved on in 1993 to

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in the

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. In the 1994–95 season, he had trials in England with

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and

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, but was not offered a contract. Odegbami also played for English

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sides,

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and

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* 1962 births Living people Yoruba sportspeople Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Nigeria men's international footballers 1988 African Cup of Nations players Olympic footballers for Nigeria Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Leventis United F.C. players Plateau United F.C. players Cypriot First Division players EPA Larnaca FC players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players SKN St. Pölten players Grays Athletic F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in England {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub