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FORMER NIGERIA SUPER EAGLE CAPTAIN AND COACH, STEPHEN KESHI DIES AT AGE 54.

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Confirming the incident, The Assistant Director of Communications in the Nigeria Football Federation, Ademola Olajire said that Keshi died after he was rushed to an hospital in Benin after complaining of his legs. http://bit.ly/StephenKeshiDies
Just In: Former Nigeria Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi, Dies In Benin Hospital

According to a tweet on the Nigeria Football Federation’s Official Twitter handle, Keshi who was 54 years old died in the ealy hours of today, Wednesday, in Benin.
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According to a tweet on the Nigeria Football Federation’s Official Twitter handle, Keshi who was 54 years old died in the ealy hours of today, Wednesday, in Benin.

Confirming the incident, The Assistant Director of Communications in the Nigeria Football Federation, Ademola Olajire said that Keshi died after he was rushed to an hospital in Benin after complaining of his legs. It will be recalled that the former international football player and coach, lost his wife, Kate, last year after a prolonged battle with cancer.

Keshi also managed the national teams of Togo and Mali in which he qualified the former to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In his last job with Nigeria, he won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and reached the Round of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Here’s the tweet from
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