{"id":77852,"date":"2021-01-22T01:27:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T00:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=77852"},"modified":"2021-01-22T01:27:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T00:27:59","slug":"ex-eagles-goalkeeper-erico-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/ex-eagles-goalkeeper-erico-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex Eagles goalkeeper, Erico, is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Joe Erico, has died at 71 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria Football Federation\u2019s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, confirmed Erico\u2019s death on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the NFF quoted Erico\u2019s family members as saying that the former assistant coach of Super Eagles complained of body pain and was treated for malaria, \u201conly to be found dead in his bed at dawn\u201d on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He made his debut for then Green Eagles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Zambia in Lagos in July 1973 (which Nigeria won 3-2), and then kept goal in all of Nigeria\u2019s six matches at the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations in Ethiopia, where the Eagles finished third \u2013 the first time Nigeria would win a medal at the AFCON. 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