Former Green Eagles captain, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu is dead!

Former Green Eagles captain, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu is dead.

The sad news of the passing of the first man that guided Nigeria to her first Africa Cup of Nations glory in 1980 as captain reportedly passed on to eternal glory on Saturday.

His former teammate, ‘Mathematical’ Segun Odegbami broke the news on his social media pages on Saturday afternoon.

‘I just received the news that between 9:00 and 10:00 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.

‘Babuje, Emmanuel Okala, MON, gave me the sad news a few minutes ago!

‘May ‘Onyim’ find peace with Our Creator in Heaven, and console his family,’ wrote Odegbami.

Chukwu was nicknamed ‘Chairman’ by the late Radio Commentator, Ernest Okonkwo.