Benjamin Odeje, England's first Black footballer who had to wait for 42 years to be recognized

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Benjamin Odeje, England's first Black footballer who had to wait for 42 years to be recognized

When Benjamin Odeje was called up by England schoolboys and made his debut against Northern Ireland in 1971, he didn't know he was writing football history. A young schoolboy from south-east London born in Nigeria, Odeje on March 6, 1971, helped England to a 1-0 win in front of a Wembley crowd of 70,000 fans....

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