sport news Ex-Arsenal youth player Sam Oji dies aged 35 after battle with illness with old ...
Ex-Arsenal youth player Sam Oji dies aged 35 after battle with illness with old clubs Birmingham and Leyton Orient paying tribute to former defender Former Arsenal youth player Sam Oji has died at the age of 35 after an illness Oji, who is the cousin of singer Lemar, joined the Gunners as a teenager in 2000 He went on to play for Birmingham City and Leyton Orient during his career He was most recently working as assistant manager for Highgate United
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Former Arsenal youth player and Birmingham City defender Sam Oji has died at the age of 35.
Oji, who is the cousin of singer Lemar, started his career with the Gunners in 2000 but signed for Birmingham after failing to progress to the first-team.
Most recently, Oji was working as assistant manager at non-league outfit Highgate United, who play in the ninth tier of English football. The club said Oji was 'extremely ill' on Friday night but was 'fighting like a warrior' before confirming his death on Saturday night.
