Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, a former coach of the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, is reportedly dead.The Cable reports that the football legend died in the early hours of Wednesday, June 8, in Benin City, Edo state.The sudden demise of the formerinternational was confirmed by his relatives and close associates.“He was not ill at all, never showedany signs of illness, but we suspecthe never got over the death of hiswife,” one of his close friends said.The Nigeria Football Federation also confirmed the tragic news onits official Twitter handle.Nigeria legend, Stephen Keshi, dies at 54— The NFF (@thenff)June 8, 2016Former Nigeria Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi, is dead. Reports say the legend died in the early hours of Wednesday, RIP Big Boss.— The NFF (@thenff)June 8, 2016Last year, Keshi lost his wife of 33years, Kate, after a prolonged battle with cancer.He is survived by four children and his mother.READ ALSO: PHOTOS: Keshi’s Wife Buried Amid TearsThe family has already released astatement announcing his death.The statement signed by Emmanuel Ado was titled: “Stephen Keshi CON has gone to be with his wife”.“With thanksgiving to God, the Ogbuenyi Fredrick Keshi family ofIllah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, announces the death of Mr. Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi,” Ado wrote.“Our son, brother, father, father-in-law,brother-in-law, has gone to be with his wife of 35 years (Nkem), Mrs. Kate Keshi, who passed on 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 todayWednesday, before he suffered acardiac arrest. He has found rest.“We thank God for his life. We want to ask for understanding in this very difficult time for the family.”READ ALSO: Stephen Keshi set to land South African coaching jobKeshi, who was a famous and notable figure in the football industry, was popularly called theBig Boss.He is the only Nigerian coach to have won the Africa Cup of Nations. He also became the second person in history to win the competition as a player and as a coach, when he led the Super Eagles to win the tournament in 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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