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Former Super Eagles player and coach, Stephen Okechukwu
Keshi has lost his wife, Kate to the cold hands of death on
Wednesday night.
In a statement from family spokesman Emmanuel Ado,
Kate battled with cancer for three years but finally
succumbed to it in the United States of America.
A condolence message released by the NFF through its
website described the death of the wife of the former coach
as a big loss.
“This is devastating. To lose a spouse is the equivalence of
a tragedy. I pray that Almighty God will give you and the
children the fortitude to bear this huge loss," NFF president
Amaju Pinnick said.
“Keshi is a Nigerian hero and we mourn deeply with him at
this time. This has come like a big blow, but we pray that he
receives divine strength to cope with the situation, and we
also pray that the
Almighty God will grant the departed eternal rest.”
Keshi and Kate were married for 33 years.
She is survived by her husband, four children, her mother,
brothers and sister.
Keshi led Nigeria to win the Africa Cup of Nations title as a
player and as a coach in 1994 and 2013 respectively.
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