BREAKING: FORMER SUPER EAGLES COACH CHRISTIAN CHUKWU HAS DIED
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Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, has died at the age of 74.
He passed away earlier on Saturday, though the circumstances of his death have not yet been disclosed.
The news was confirmed by his former teammate and close friend, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami.
“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 was among the few Nigerian footballers who both played for and coached the national team.
He captained the team to its first-ever AFCON title in 1980 and later served as Super Eagles head coach in the early 2000s.
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