BEVERLY HILLS, June 07, (THEWILL) – Four years after his death, the memories of Nigeria’s legend and former Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, have yet to vanish from the hearts of many in the football world.
Keshi, who was popularly known by many football lovers as the ‘Big Boss’, died in June 2016 at the age of 54 in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
In commemoration of the four years anniversary of his demise, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Confederation of African Football (CAF) led many others to pay tribute to the former Africa Cup of Nations winner.
Keshi was the only Nigerian coach to have won the Africa Cup of Nations and achieved a rare feat by becoming the second person to win the trophy both as a player and a coach in 2013, after Mahmoud El-Gohary of Egypt.
He represented Nigeria from 1982, at age 20, till 1994, most of the time captaining the Super Eagles and scoring vital goals from his position as a central defender.
The NFF tweeted: “Today we remember former SuperEagles coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi. Big Boss we miss you, continue to rest in the Lord’s bosom.”
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CAF also said: “Today we remember Captain Fantastic, Stephen Keshi, who left our world on this sad day 4 years ago. In 2013 Keshi became the second person to win the TotalAFCON title as player (1994) and coach, when he led SuperEagles to their third trophy in South Africa.”
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