The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has mourned the death of former Super Eagles midfielder, Henry Nwosu, NEWSUNPLUG reports.
Nwosu died in a Lagos hospital on Saturday morning.
The 62-year-old’s passing came a few days after the death of former NFF Technical Director and two-time Super Eagles head coach, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde.
NFF’s Secretary General, Mohammed Sanusi, said the entire football community cannot forget Nwosu’s immense contributions to the growth of the game in the country.
“This is another very sad news, even as we are still mourning the demise of Chief Onigbinde. Nigeria football can never forget the enormous contributions of Henry Nwosu both as a player and a coach. We pray that God will grant him eternal rest, and also grant the family he has left behind, as well as friends and relations, the fortitude to bear the loss,” Sanusi told thenff.com.
Nwosu was a member of the Green Eagles (now Super Eagles) side that won the title at the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations.