Ex Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi is dead. The big boss as fondly called died of cardiac arrest in the early hours of today, Wednesday in Benin City, Edo state.

He was rushed to Faith Medical Center, Benin around 12 midnight, after he complained of pains and then passed on on the front passenger’s seat of the car used to rush him in.

This very sad development is coming less than a year after his wife of 33 years, Kate died of cancer.

One of his friends also told TheCable.ng

“He was not ill at all, never showed any signs of illness, but we suspect he never got over the death of his wife.” 

The former Nigerian player l was scheduled to return to the United States on Wednesday evening before this unfortunate incident.  He is survived by four children and his mother.