Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, former Super Eagles
Coach and one time defender of the Super Eagles is
dead.
Keshi who was 54 years old died at the wee hours
of today, Wednesday, in Benin
He was confirmed dead by Ben Olaiya. Olaiya
speaking to Vanguard Sport Editor, Tony Ubani on
phone shouting Keshi’s nickname said ‘Tony yes the
Big Boss is dead the Big boss is dead’.
Also Ademola Olajire, an Assistant Director of
Communications in the Nigeria Football Federation,
said that Keshi died after he was rushed to an
hospital in Benin after complaining of his legs.
He said that Keshi had problems with his legs and
that he could not stand for long.
More so Valere Hounandinou, an Assistant Coach to
Keshi, confirmed to Vanguard that ”last week
Stephen Keshi complained to him that he was
having irregular heart beats and he advised him to
go the hospital’.
The Nigeria Football Federation on it twitter handle
@thenff tweeted ‘Former Nigeria Captain and
Coach, Stephen Keshi, is dead. Reports say the
legend died in the early hours of Wednesday, RIP
Big Boss,
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