Nigeria soccer legend Stephen Keshi has died all of a sudden on the age of 54.
One among African soccer’s best-known figures, the ex-Tremendous Eagles captain is certainly one of solely two males to win the Africa Cup of Nations as a participant and a coach.
NFF president Amaju Pinnick: “That is devastating. We have now misplaced a superhero.”
Keshi, who’s reported to have suffered a coronary heart assault by native media. additionally managed Togo and Mali, whereas his enjoying profession included a spell with Belgian membership aspect Anderlecht.
Sunday Oliseh, a former team-mate and Keshi’s successor as Nigeria coach, tweeted his shock on the “horrible information” and referred to as Keshi “an iconic hero”.
Keshi skippered the Nigeria workforce that gained the Nations Cup in 1994 earlier than narrowly lacking out on a World Cup quarter-final place the identical yr.
He coached the Tremendous Eagles on three events, main them to the 2013 Nations Cup title in South Africa and the final 16 on the 2014 World Cup.
His contract was not renewed after the Brazil event however he returned on a match-by-match deal following the group’s failure to succeed in the 2015 Nations Cup finals.
He was then sacked as caretaker coach however reinstated after intervention from then Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan.
