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Google Celebrates The Big Boss, Nigeria's Stephen Keshi

  • by Cecil Buchanan
  • in Sports
  • — Jan 23, 2018
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Another iconic Nigerian citizen and former captain of the Super Eagles, Late Stephen Keshi, has been celebrated by foremost web search engine, Google.

Born on January 23rd 1962, Keshi was a football Icon, a legend and a great inspiration to many.

The only other person to achieve the AFCON double feat - as player and manager - is Egypt's Mahmoud Al Gohari, winning coach in 1998.

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The post This Is How Google Honoured Stephen Keshi On His 56th Post-Humous Birthday appeared first on Nigerian Celebrity News + Latest Entertainment News.

According to his Wikipedia's entry 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.

Keshi died of suspected Cardiac arrest in the early hours of Wednesday, June 8 2016 in Benin City, Edo State south of Nigeria.

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He won the Belgian league championship with R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1991 during his club football days, and as a manager, Keshi qualified Togo for their only FIFA World Cup appearance in 2006.

He was also the first African coach to successfully qualify two African countries, Nigeria and Togo, to the World Cup finals.

Keshi, fondly referred to as "Big Boss" won the AFCON in 1994 as a player before coaching the Super Eagles to glory in 2013.

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