Stephen Keshi: Should NFF Retire No. 4 Jersey?

The news of the death of Nigerian soccer legend, Stephen Keshi is still being received with shock. The late former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, who died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday, has made many to extol his virtues.

As a player playing for Nigeria in the 1990s, he wore the famous Jersey No. 4 for his country. Some hours ago, the president of Lagos based non-league side, Freestan FC, Prince Efemena Elutabe has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to retire the No. 4 jersey in honour of the former National soccer team captain.Keshi captained the Super Eagles to win the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy in Tunisia in 1994, and also won the trophy with Nigeria as a coach in South Africa 2013. He coached Togo and Mali to the AFCON in his managerial career. He also played professional football for clubs like Africa Sports, Anderlecht, RC Strasbourg of France before retiring from the game.Reactions continue coming in from different quatres all saying the same thing: that keshi was indeed a great man in the history of Nigerian football.On Twitter:President Muhammadu Buhari said: President Buhari Verified account ”@NGRPresident 2h2 hours agoNigerian football will not be the same without Stephen Keshi. He gave this country his all. May his soul rest in peace.APC Nigeria ”@APCNigeria 3h3 hours agoOur thoughts and prayers are with Stephen Keshi‘s family. We will miss Keshi. #RIPKeshiThe NFF Verified account ”@thenff 3h3 hours agoNFF Prez @PinnickAmaju was first to sign condolence register opened at the Glass House in honour Late Stephen KeshiBola Ahmed Tinubu ”@AsiwajuTinubu 3h3 hours agoKeshi was a soccer delight on the pitch and off the pitch as a coach he was a master of the game. He was a soccer iconBola Ahmed Tinubu ”@AsiwajuTinubu 3h3 hours agoKeshi‘s sudden death is shocking and numbling.It is a tragic loss. He has left a huge gap in our soccer administrationThe NFF Verified account ”@thenff 12h12 hours agoFormer Nigeria Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi, is dead. Reports say the legend died in the early hours ofWednesday, RIP Big Boss.2,845 retweets 584 likesChelsea FC ”@ChelseaFC 7h7 hours agoAll at CFC are saddened to hear of former Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi’s death. He worked with Mikel & Victor Moses.CAF ”@CAF_Online 5h5 hours agoKeshi is one of only two Africans in history to be crowned #AFCON Champion as a player and coach #Goodbye_Keshi  On Facebook:

Barrister Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports

5 hrs ·I received the shocking news of the death of former Super Eagles captain and Head Coach,Stephen Okechukwu Keshi this morning. I am deeply shocked over the sudden death of a man who only buried his wife Kate, early this year. Keshi led Nigeria to win a second Africa Cup of Nations trophy as a Captain and a third, as a coach. He was a leader, an achiever and a success. He was only 54. I pray that God will look after the four children he left behind and console them. Nigeria has lost a patriot! Rest in peace, Stephen Keshi MON