1970s Soccer USA Sad to report that Thompson Usiyan, the Nigerian international who notched 22 goals in 3 NASL seasons but was far more successful indoors, finishing as the 16th all-time leading scorer after 8 MISL seasons, died this week. He was 65. Usiyan helped Nigeria qualify for the 1976 Olympic Games, but an African and Arab boycott prompted him to look for other options. At Appalachian State University, Usiyan scored an NCAA-record 109 career goals, and the Montreal Manic made him the 10th overall selection of the 1981 NASL Draft. Usiyan flourished with the Manic and played for the Tulsa Roughnecks in 1983, but came to life in the MISL, where he earned 2 MISL All Star selections, reached the 1986 MISL Championship Series with the Minnesota Strikers, and won the 1992 MISL title with the San Diego Sockers.