Former Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu has d!ed. At 62 years old, he passed away. Segun Odegbami, Nwosu former teammate, made this announcement on social media on Saturday. Nwosu was a member of the Nigerian-hosted team that won the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Lagos. “Henry Nwosu dies! The person I refer to as the “Youngest Millionaire” died at 4:00 a.m. today at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos, after fighting for his life for five days.
He had been in critical care since Wednesday.”I have to deliver the news of Henry Nwosu, MON’s death with great sorrow in my heart.Odegbami commented, “May he rest in peace with our Creator in Heaven.
” The youngest member of the 1980 AFCON team, Nwosu was warmly praised for his part in Nigeria’s victory at the Africa Cup of Nations, where the national side then known as the “Green Eagles” won the first continental championship at home.
