HE CAME HE SAW AND CONQUERED ! RIP BIG BOSS

SOK: STEPHEN OKECHUKWU KESHI DIES AT 54

It came like a rude shock not only to sports lovers and stakeholders but even to non sport lovers alike.  Listening to radio programs and televisions alike this morning everyone was ready to first pay tribute to keshi before delving into any other matter. Even programs devoted to other matters had to be interrupted briefly to talk about the painful development

The former Super Eagles coach and captain was like a golden fish that cannot be hidden.  As a player he was ever ready to fight not only for his right but also for the right of others. As a coach he believed in his ability and was neither ready to be tossed about no pushed to a corner. He was a mixer and an achiever.  Granted that coaching is all about hiring and firing he left a mark wherever he went. He qualified Togo for their first world cup Germany 2006.

He worked as manager of the Mali national football team, after being appointed in April 2008 on a two-year deal but had to go after the team booked early exit in the group stages of Africa Cup of Nations.

At the home front he made a mark winning the Nations cup for Nigeria both as a player and as a coach one of the few to have achieved the feat. At the home front here was a husband and father he knew his responsibilities loved his wife and family and stood by them through thick and thin. Death is a necessary end which will come when it will come and when the bell rings for whoever, he has no choice but to respond and the Big Boss has done that RIP coach. There is no doubt that you came, you saw and you conquered