Get free professional webhosting click HereStephen Okechukwu Keshi, a former coachof the Nigerian national football team, theSuper Eagles, is reportedly dead.The Cable reports that the football legenddied in the early hours of Wednesday, June8, in Benin City, Edo state.The sudden demise of the formerinternational was confirmed by his relativesand close associates.“He was not ill at all, never showed any signsof illness, but we suspect he never got overthe death of his wife,” one of his closefriends said.The Nigeria Football Federation alsoconfirmed the tragic news on its officialTwitter handle. Last year, Keshi lost his wife of 33 years, Kate, after a prolonged battle with cancer. He is survived by four children and his mother. The family has already released a statement announcing his death. The statement signed by Emmanuel Ado was titled: “Stephen Keshi CON has gone to be with his wife”. “With thanksgiving to God, the Ogbuenyi Fredrick Keshi family of Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, announces the death of Mr. Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi,” Ado wrote. “Our son, brother, father, father-in-law,brother-in-law, has gone to be with his wife of 35 years (Nkem), Mrs. Kate Keshi, who passed on on the 9th December 2015. “Since her death, Keshi has been in mourning. He came back to Nigeria to be with her. He had planned to fly back todayWednesday, before he suffered a cardiac arrest. He has found rest. “We thank God for his life. We want to ask for understanding in this very difficult time for the family.” Keshi, who was a famous and notable figure in the football industry, was popularly called the Big Boss. He is the only Nigerian coach to have won the Africa Cup of Nations. He also became the second person in history to win the competition as a player and as a coach, when he led the Super Eagles to win the tournament in 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Title : Breaking: Former Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi is dead
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