Best Viral News: The former Super Eagles defender was one of only two players to have won the African Cup of Nations as both a player and a manager

Former Nigeria shield and mentor Stephen Keshi has passed on matured 54.

Emmanuel Ado, a family representative, affirmed Keshi endured a heart failure in the early hours of Wednesday.

"With thanksgiving to God, the Ogbuenyi Fredrick Keshi group of Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, declares the demise of Mr. Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi," Ado said in an announcement to Premium Times.

"Our child, sibling, father, father-in-law, brother by marriage, has gone to be with his significant other of 35 years, Mrs. Kate Keshi, who went on the ninth of December 2015.

"Since her demise, Keshi has been in grieving. He returned to Nigeria to be with her. He had wanted to fly back today Wednesday, before he endured a heart failure. He has discovered rest."

Keshi showed up as a player, and was a part of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations-winning group.

He spent an expansive piece of his profession in Belgium, highlighting for clubs including Anderlecht and Lokeren. He likewise oversaw Togo and Mali before getting to be mentor of his home country in 2011, controlling them to achievement in the Cup of Nations only two years after the fact.


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