Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, is dead.
Chukwu passed away at the age of 74.
He died earlier on Saturday. However, details surrounding
his death remain unclear at the time of filing this report.
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 is one of those Nigerian footballers that both played
and coached the national team.
He captained the national team to their first-ever Africa
Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in 1980 and later led the Super Eagles as head
coach in the early 2000s.
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