Godwin Odiye (born 17 April 1956) is a former Nigeria international football defender.
[citation needed] Odiye began playing club football in Nigeria for third division league side, Nestle and later National Bank of Lagos.
In 1978, Odiye was recruited by University of San Francisco to play collegiate soccer.
Odiye moved to the United States to attend college and after graduating in 1983, he played for a local semi-professional club Greek-American A.C. which he would help win the 1985 and 1994 U.S. Open Cup.
[4] In September 2003, Godwin began working at the College Preparatory School in Oakland, CA as a teacher of a Recreation, Health, & Fitness class.