GWIJI WA SOKA NIGERIA NA BARANI AFRIKA AFARIKI KWA GHAFLA..........

 

Nigeria wamepata pigo baada ya taarifa kwamba Stephen Okechukwu Keshi aka ‘the Boss’ amefariki ghafla mapema leo asubuhi.

 
Mchezaji huyo wa zamani  ambaye pia alimpoteza mkewe Kate mwaka jana aliyekuwa na umri wa miaka 33, kwa ugonjwa wa kansa, inaarifiwa amekufa kutokana na matatizo ya moyo huko Benin, Edo State.

 
 

Kwa mujibu wa wanafamilia na marafiki zake wa karibu, Keshi hakuonesha dalili zozote za kuumwa. Alikuwa akiishi na watoto wake wanne pamoja na mama yake mzazi.

Mwaka 2013 aliweka rekodi baada ya kuipa Nigeria kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika na kuwa kocha pekee mzawa kufanya hivyo. 

Pia anashilikilia rekodi ya kuwa kocha wa pili kushinda kombe hilo akiwa kama mchezaji na baadaye kocha.

 
Mtu mwingine aliyeweza kufanya hivyo ni Mahmoud El-Gohary wa Misri.

Aliiwakilisha Nigeria kuanzia mwaka 1982, akiwa na umri wa miaka 20, mpaka mwaka 1994, mara nyingi aliitumikia Nigeria kama nahodha na kufunga magoli muhimu hasa ukizingatia nafasi yake aliyokuwa akicheza, kama beki wa kati.

Vile vile aliwahi kuifundisha Togo na Nigeria katika kombe la dunia, vilevile Mali.

	Stephen Okechukwu Keshi
Date of birth	23 January 1962
Place of birth	Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria
Date of death	7 June 2016 (aged 54)
Place of death	Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1979	ACB Lagos	10	(1)
1980–1984	New Nigeria Bank	42	(4)
1985	Stade d'Abidjan	13	(2)
1986	Africa Sports	22	(2)
1986–1987	Lokeren	28	(6)
1987–1991	Anderlecht	99	(18)
1991–1993	RC Strasbourg	62	(9)
1993–1994	RWDM	40	(1)
1995	CCV Hydra	20	(1)
1996	Sacramento Scorpions	16	(3)
1997–1998	Perlis FA	34	(4)
Total		386	(51)
National team
1981–1995	Nigeria	64	(9)
Teams managed
2004–2006	Togo
2007–2008	Togo
2008–2010	Mali
2011	Togo
2011–2015	Nigeria

MAFANIKIO; Player Club New Nigeria Bank FC West African Club Championship (2): 1983, 1984 Stade d'Abidjan Coupe Houphoet Boigny (2): 1985, 1986 Africa Sports Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division (1): 1986 Côte d'Ivoire Coupe (1): 1986 Anderlecht Belgian Cup (2): 1988, 1989 Jupiler League (1): 1991 International Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations (1): 1994 Manager Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations (1): 2013 Confedrations of African Football – African Coach of the Year 2013