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Chairman Chukwu at 70 | Editorial | Tribune Online

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On January 4, one of Nigeria’s football icons, Christian Chukwu Okoro, turned 70. Popularly known as Chairman during his playing days, Chukwu is one of the few crop of footballers who have the distinction of bringing Nigeria the Africa Cup of Nations glory both as a player and as a coach. Chukwu was captain of the Green Eagles team that won Nigeria’s first Afcon Cup in 1980. Nigerians will always honour him as the first captain to lift the Africa Nations Cup trophy after a 3–0 victory over Algeria in the final of the 1980 tournament played in Lagos. He was subsequently named the Player of the Tournament. ....

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Ex-Eagles celebrate Chukwu at 70

Ex-Eagles celebrate Chukwu at 70
’Tosin Oluwalowo
Some former Super Eagles players have hailed ex-captain of the national team Christian Chukwu on his 70th birthday on Monday.
Chukwu led the national team, then known as the Green Eagles, to a first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title in 1980 on homesoil.
As coach, he was an assistant to Sebastian Brodericks-Imasuen as the Golden Eaglets won the maiden U-17 World Cup in China in 1985. He was also an assistant to Dutchman Clemens Westerhof when the Eagles won a second AFCON title in Tunisia in 1994 and qualified for their first-ever appearance at the World Cup same year. ....

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Bosso Legend Choruma Dies - Zimbabwe Today

Bosso Legend Choruma Dies
He was 42.
The affable former roving midfield maestro, who cut his football teeth at Phinda Mzala in Bulawayo, breathed his last at Tembisa Hospital in South Africa after suffering from stomach complications and kidney failure, according to his Australia-based brother, Warren Wadawu.
“He was ill for a while with stomach complications and then suddenly he suffered kidney failure. He was in hospital early in December and was out for a little while recovering at home and had further complications, as his kidneys never recovered,” said Wadawu, who was speaking from his base in Australia.
Choruma kicked-off his Premier Soccer League career in 1998 after joining Air Zimbabwe Jets where he played alongside Benjani Mwaruwari and Lovemore Mapuya, alongside other household names. ....

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Zimbabwe: Bosso Legend Choruma Dies

Zimbabwe: Bosso Legend Choruma Dies
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