A former Captain of the then Green Eagles, Christian Chukwu, is dead. He died at the age of 74.
Late Chukwu led Nigeria to the 1980 African Cup of Nations victory in Lagos Nigeria.
A member of the 1980 squad, Chief Segun Odegbami, confirmed the death of his former colleague in a post on Saturday afternoon
Odegbami wrote: “I just received the news that between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, MFR, my bosom friend and team mate, one of the greatest football players for me, 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! May ‘Onyim’ find peace with Our Creator in Heaven, and may He console his family.”
Late Chukwu, fondly called Chairman by his friends and admirers was also a legend of Rangers International of Enugu.
