Chairman Christian Chukwu Dies at 74

One of Nigeria's football legends and one time captain of the Nigerian National football team, the Super Eagles then known as Green Eagles, Christian Chukwu, has died.

News of his passing was disclosed Saturday by one of his colleagues, Segun Odegbami, on his verified social media handle.

"I just received the news that between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, MFR, my bosom friend and team mate, one of the greatest football players in Nigeria’s football history, former captain and coach of Nigeria’s national football team, has passed on," Odegbami wrote.

Chukwu, popularly referred to as Chairman Chukwu in his hay days, who also led the team as manager, died early Saturday at 74.

Although details of his ailment were undisclosed, news of the passing of the veteran footballer and football administrator is not new.

In 2021, widely circulated information had it that he had died, a report that he promptly refuted while marking his 70th birthday on January 4, 2021.