Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, has has been confirmed dead on Saturday.
It was gathered that the former Enugu Rangers coach died at the age of 74.
INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the exact circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear.
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This was disclosed in a post shared via the X account of Olusegun Odegbami, who is said to be one of his long-term friends.
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Mr. Odegbami said: “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.”
Chukwu captained the national team to their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title in 1980 and later led the Super Eagles as head coach in the early 2000s.
He is one of those Nigerian footballers that both played and coached the national team.
