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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Lagos welcomed rescued slaves from all over Nigeria and beyond who were brought here in the immediate aftermath of the abolition of slavery and has since then been a haven of peace and comfort for all who come.

This is the Lagos I know and have come to love, this is the Lagos I urge us to vote for come the 11th of March… This is the Lagos that a 2nd term for Babajide Sanwo-Olu will guarantee.

By association, I have come to understand the true nature of the aboriginal Lagosian; they are accommodating,  compassionate, and good-natured. I can’t help thinking that the motley crew of rascals promoting tribal hate in Lagos now are “hinterland natives” who have infiltrated Lagos from neighbouring states and they lack the cosmopolitan sophistication of true Lagosians.

A prime example of a true aboriginal Lagosian is  Babajide Sanwo-Olu. I first met him nearly 20 years ago when he served as a young commissioner in Lagos State. He struck me as a well brought up typical Yoruba young man who had imbibed the “Omoluabi” ethos. He gave me his complimentary card after appearing as a guest on the current affairs TV show I was producing at Silverbird TV, it never occurred to me that I would ever have any reason to call him at the time. From that time, I probably met him a total of about 4 times at various official functions, the bulk of which took place in the last 4 years with him as governor and I as compere.

So you can imagine my consternation when at a moment of despair as president of the St. Finbarrs College Old Boys Association, I had the onerous responsibility of saving the life of a legendary old boy of Finbarrs,  Henry Nwosu, who’s health was gravely challenged. I came across the old complimentary card Sanwo-Olu gave some 20 years previously, and out of a whim I sent an SMS requesting assistance on Henry’s behalf and less than 5 hours later, a positive response came and today Henry is hail and hearty courtesy of this totally detribalized man.

I believe this is what inspired Babajide to rally to the rescue of an “Igbo Lagosian” at the request of a “Waffi Lagosian” with such speed and alacrity.

Neither Henry nor myself are Yoruba, I am Itsekiri, and Henry is Igbo, but the one thing we have in common apart from being Finbarrians is that we were both “Surulere Boys”. The bond of “Surulere Boys” transcends tribe and religion.

We are bound together by the accommodating spirit that pervades every nook and cranny of Lagos.

I believe this is what inspired Babajide to rally to the rescue of an “Igbo Lagosian” at the request of a “Waffi Lagosian” with such speed and alacrity. This is the Lagos I know and have come to love, this is the Lagos I urge us to vote for come the 11th of March.

This is the Lagos that a 2nd term for Babajide Sanwo-Olu will guarantee.  I rest my case.

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