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Former Super Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, is dead. Keshi, former Captain and Coach of the Super Eagles until recently died at the age of 54.
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) confirmed his death on his twitter handle, @thenff.
“Former Nigeria Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi, is dead. Reports say the legend died in the early hours of Wednesday, RIP Big Boss”.
Assistant Secretary, Communications of the NFF, Ademola Olajire, said Keshi died after he was rushed to the hospital in Benin after he complained of pains in his legs which made it difficult for him to stand.
Keshi was also said to have complained of irregular heart beats.
Keshi was the only member of the Super Eagles team that led the team as a captain and later coach.
He led the Super Eagles to win the African Cup of nations in Tunisia in 1994 and later as a coach in 2014.
He also led the team as a player to the 1994 World Cup in the United States.