A former captain and coach of the Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu, is dead.
The former Enugu Rangers coach died at the age of 74 in the early hours of Saturday in his home state of Enugu.
Chukwu’s former Nigeria teammate and friend, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, confirmed the sad news
“I just received the news that between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, MFR, my bosom friend and teammate, one of the greatest football players in Nigeria’s history, has passed on.
“Babuje, Emmanuel Okala, MON, gave me the sad news a few minutes ago. May ‘Onyim’ find peace with Our Creator in Heaven and console his family,” Odegbami said.
Chukwu captained the national team to their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in 1980 and later became the Super Eagles head coach in the early 2000s.
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