Peter Fregene
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Sapele, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 13 October 2024 (aged 77) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968 | Stationery Stores | ||
| ? | ECN | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966–1983 | Nigeria | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter "Apu" Fregene, also known as The Flying Cat (17 May 1947 – 13 October 2024) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Born in Sapele, Fregene played club football for Lagos rivals ECN and Stationery Stores F.C. during a career that spanned the 1960s, 1970s and ECN later known as NEPA, Lagos between1978 and 1982. He was recalled to the National team in 1982 Nations'Cup in Libya. He won the Nigerian FA Cup with both ECN and Stationery Stores.[1][2]
International career
[edit | edit source]Fregene was the first choice goalkeeper for the Nigeria national football team from 1968 to 1971, before being recalled for the 1982 African Cup of Nations finals.[3] He also represented Nigeria at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[4]
Death
[edit | edit source]Fregene died on 13 October 2024, at the age of 77.[5]
References
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External links
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- 1947 births
- 2024 deaths
- Footballers from Delta State
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
- Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- 1982 African Cup of Nations players
- NEPA Lagos F.C. players
- Stationery Stores F.C. players
- 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Nigerian football biography stubs
- Association football goalkeeper stubs