Football Legend and Former Super Eagles Coach ,Stephen Keshi is dead.He died at the age of 54 in the early hours of Wednesday,June 8th,2016.His remains has been deposited in a private mortuary, Faith Mediplex,which is located along Benin Airport road, Edo State.
Keshi died on the way to the hospital at about 3am of cardiac arrest.
A statement released by his brother and aide, Emmanuel Ado, reads in part:
“Thanksgiving to God, the Ogbuenyi Frederick Keshi family of Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, announces the death of Mr. Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi”.
“Our son, brother, father, father-in-law, brother-in-law, has gone to be with his wife of 33 years (Nkem), Mrs. Kate Keshi, who passed away on the 9th December 2015.
“Since her death, Keshi has been in mourning. He came back to Nigeria to be with her. He had planned to fly back today (Wednesday), before he suffered a cardiac arrest. He has found rest.”
Keshi has coached the national teams of Togo and Mali, qualifying 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.
Kashi lost his wife of 33 years, Nkem Kate Keshi in December,2015 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Keshi is survived by his mother and four children.
May his gently soul rest in perfect peace.Amen.
May his gently soul rest in perfect peace.Amen.
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