It is alleged that he was duped to the tune of N1. We will not focus on all that though. This piece will concentrate on his interesting football days, and the period immediately after he retired. Enjoy, share. Wilson Oruma was born in Warri, on the 30 th of December in Warri. He began his professional career with Bendel Insurance in , when he was 17 years old. Wilson Oruma was the brightest star at the Under 17 Worldcup hosted by Japan in In a class of Eaglets that included the likes of Nwankwo Kanu and Celestine Babayaro, he captained our side, stood out and emerged top scorer of the tournament with 6 goals.
We eventually defeated Ghana 2 — 1 in the final and returned home with our second-ever U17 World Cup trophy. Following a dismal run, he was loaned to Nancy in , but returned to Lens in In that period, he played 64 games and scored only 2 goals.
Wilson Oruma joined the Senior Eagles team in and was part of the Dream Team that won the gold medal at the Olympics in Atlanta. He was eventually substituted in the 68 th minute, when George Finidi replaced him. We lost that match 3 — 1, but we still topped our group and made it to the second round. Our campaign in that tournament ended in the second round 4 — 1 defeat to Denmark.
Wilson Oruma was also a member of the Nigerian squad at the and Africa Cup of Nations; and we finished both competitions with the Bronze medal. In total, he played 19 games for Nigeria, and scored 3 goals. In , he joined Servette in Switzerland, played 49 games and scored 12 goals his best club run , but he returned to France and played for Sochaux — , Marseille — , and Guingamp — — a Ligue 2 club with whom he won the — 09 Coupe de France, the most prestigious French cup competition.
In the summer of , he was handed a trial by Cardiff City, and scored in a 2 — 2 pre-season friendly at Chasetown, but the EPL side did not give him a contract due to a lack of fitness. He finally moved to Greece, and retired from professional football in , after a season with AO Kavala. Have they eventually settled? As the introduction stated, Wilson Oruma has fallen on hard times as a result of investment decisions that went bad.
