Former Super Eagles captain, Christian Chukwu is dead. Chukwu passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 74.
Some of his former colleagues in the Nigerian national team with whom he won the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 1980 have already paid tributes to the late Chukwu.
Retired winger, Segun Odegbami, reacting to Chukwu’s death wrote on his official X account: “Breaking News!!
My Chairman has passed on this morning, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, MFR, my bosom friend and team mate, one of the greatest football players in Nigeria’s football history, former captain and coach of Nigeria’s national football team, has passed on.”
Soar Super Eagles wrote: “Christian Chukwu, captain of Nigeria’s first AFCON-winning side, has passed away at the age of 74. Rest in peace, legend.”
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