Former Super Eagles midfield maestro, Henry Nwosu, is dead.
He was 62 years old and died after a protracted illness.
Announcement of Nwosu’s death is contained in a message by one of his close associates and former national team mate, Olusegun Odegbami.
Odegbami who was said to have been in close contact with the midfielder during his illness, disclosed that Nwosu died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.
Said Odegbami: “After five days in hospital battling for his life, the one I call ‘Youngest Millionaire’ passed on at 4 a.m. this morning.
“He died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, where he had been in intensive care since Wednesday.
“It is with deep pain in my heart that I have to be the bearer of the news of the death of Henry Nwosu, MON.
“May he rest peacefully with our Creator in heaven.”
Nwosu, an indigene of Imo State, was a member of the glorious Green Eagles team that conquered Africa to win the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, alongside Odegbami.
Nwosu was one of the youngest players in the 1980 squad that won the AFCON, as he was just 20 years old at the time.
He went on to represent Nigeria at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where he scored Nigeria’s only goal at the tournament.
He also earned 80 caps for the national team over an 11-year period from 1980 to 1991.
At the club level, Nwosu began his football career with New Nigerian Bank, NNB, FC of Benin from 1979 to 1985.
He later joined ACB of Lagos in 1985 and also played for ASEC Mimosas of Côte d’Ivoire and Racing Club de Bafoussam of Cameroon between 1990 and 1992.
He later returned to Nigeria to play again for ACB of Lagos in 1992, where he eventually hung up his boots.
During his coaching career, Nwosu handled the National U-17 team and clubs such as Ibom Stars, Union Bank, and, most recently, Gateway FC of Abeokuta.
He also served as an assistant to his former teammate Samson Siasia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where Nigeria won the silver medal.
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