Stephen Keshi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stephen Keshi

Nigerian football defender and manager

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1962

Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria

Date of Death: 07-Jun-2016

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (23 January 1962 – 7 June 2016) was a Nigerian football defender and manager. During his playing career, Keshi earned 60 caps for the Nigerian national football team, making him the nation's second-most capped player at the time of his retirement.
He represented the country at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, captaining the Super Eagles to victory in the latter.
He also played club football in five countries, most notably Belgium, where he won the Belgian league championship with R.S.C.
Anderlecht in 1991.As a manager, Keshi achieved success by qualifying Togo for the only FIFA World Cup appearance in its history in 2006.
However, he left the position prior to the tournament and was replaced by Otto Pfister.
He later coached his native Nigeria, where he became one of only two people, along with Egypt's Mahmoud El-Gohary, to have won the Africa Cup of Nations as both a player and a coach.