He was a member of the Nigeria U-20 team that competed at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
[1] In 1989, he was part of the Nigeria U-20 team that placed second at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
In 2005, Samuel joined Crown FC Ogbomoso and coached them in 2005 and 2006.
When his contract expired, Elijah went back to Ilorin to work with Clemens Westerhof at the Kwara Football Academy.
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