Emma JEMEGAH
Former captain of the Green Eagles, chairman Christian Chukwu is dead.
The former national team coach was said to have died this morning after a brief illness.
His colleague and also a former captain of the Green Eagles, Chief Segun (MON) Odegbami, quoted former goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala, as confirming the death of the former captain and coach of Enugu Rangers in the early hours of today.
“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 football history, former captain and coach of Nigeria’s national football team, has passed on.
“Babuje, Emmanuel Okala, MON, gave me the sad news a few minutes ago!” Chief Odegbami said
Christian Chukwu was 74 at the time of his passing.
He was the first Nigerian to lift a trophy in 1980 when Nigeria won the African Cup of Nations.