What a loss for Nigeria.
Stephen Keshi, a former coach of the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, is dead
· The sudden demise of the football legend was confirmed by his relatives and the Nigeria Football Federation
· According to family sources, Keshi complained of being unwell just before midnight on Tuesday, June 7, and he was found to be gasping for breath
· He was rushed to Faith Hospital in the Benin Government Reservation Area, where he died around 00.30 this morning
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, a former coach of the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, is reportedly dead.
The Cable reports that the football legend died in the early hours of Wednesday, June 8, in Benin City, Edo state.
The sudden demise of the former international was confirmed by his relatives and close associates.
“He was not ill at all, never showed any signs of illness, but we suspect he never got over the death of his wife,” one of his close friends said.
A brief biography of the Late
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi
Full name
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Stephen Okechukwu Keshi
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Date of birth
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23 January 1962
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Place of birth
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Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria
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Date of death
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8 June 2016 (aged 54)
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Place of death
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Benin
City, Edo State, Nigeria
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Height
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1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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Playing position
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Defender
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R.I.P Keshi
Nigeria will miss you
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