Former Nigeria captain and coach Stephen Keshi has died from a cardiac arrest at
the age of 54.
Keshi was one of African football's best-known figures and was one of only two men to win the Africa Cup of Nations as both a player and a coach.
The news was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Association, with reports suggesting he had suffered a heart attack.
During his playing career, Keshi lifted the Nations Cup with the Super Eagles in 1994 and then went on to coach his Nigeria in three spells, which included a last-16 finish in the 2014 World Cup.
His 20-year playing career included a spell at Belgian side Anderlecht, plus stints in France, the United States and Malaysia. He won 64 caps for his country at centre-back between 1981 and 1995, scoring nine goals.
Keshi began his managerial career with Togo in 2004 and would have three stints with the Sparrow Hawks, plus a spell with Mali before landing the Super Eagles job in 2011.
Keshi's contract with Nigeria was not renewed after the 2014 World Cup, but he would return on a match-by-match deal after the Super Eagles failed to reach the 2015 Nations Cup. He was then sacked, but later reinstated after intervention from Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan.
He was again dismissed last July.
Keshi's wife Kate passed away last December and he is survived by their four children.
Keshi was one of African football's best-known figures and was one of only two men to win the Africa Cup of Nations as both a player and a coach.
The news was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Association, with reports suggesting he had suffered a heart attack.
During his playing career, Keshi lifted the Nations Cup with the Super Eagles in 1994 and then went on to coach his Nigeria in three spells, which included a last-16 finish in the 2014 World Cup.
His 20-year playing career included a spell at Belgian side Anderlecht, plus stints in France, the United States and Malaysia. He won 64 caps for his country at centre-back between 1981 and 1995, scoring nine goals.
Keshi began his managerial career with Togo in 2004 and would have three stints with the Sparrow Hawks, plus a spell with Mali before landing the Super Eagles job in 2011.
Keshi's contract with Nigeria was not renewed after the 2014 World Cup, but he would return on a match-by-match deal after the Super Eagles failed to reach the 2015 Nations Cup. He was then sacked, but later reinstated after intervention from Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan.
He was again dismissed last July.
Keshi's wife Kate passed away last December and he is survived by their four children.
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