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STEPHEN Keshi, former Super Eagles coach, lost his wife, Kate, his wife, in the United States of America, on Wednesday, December 9. Keshi who disclosed that his wife had been sick for a while, said he never expected that the illness would lead to her death.
“She is more like a sister to me and was the rock behind me and everything I do. My love for her was at first sight,” he said. He said the burial arrangements would be made public in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has condoled Keshi. According to a statement on the NFF’s official website, Amaju Pinnick, NFF president, was said to have spoken at length with Keshi over the phone on Thursday afternoon, while the tragic incident filtered into the public space.
“This is devastating. To lose a spouse is the equivalent of a tragedy. I pray that Almighty God will give you and the children the fortitude to bear this huge loss,” Pinnick reportedly told Keshi
— Dec 21, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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