© Provided by Mirror Former Nigeria captain and coach Stephen Keshi has died from a cardiac arrest at the age of 54.
Keshi was one of African football's best-known figures and was one of only two men to win the Africa Cup of Nations as both a player and a coach.
The news was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Association, with reports suggesting he had suffered a heart attack.
During his playing career, Keshi lifted the Nations Cup with the Super Eagles in 1994 and then went on to coach his Nigeria in three spells, which included a last-16 finish in the 2014 World Cup.
Nicknamed 'the Big Boss', Keshi also managed Togo and Mali's national sides.
His playing career included a spell at Belgian side Anderlecht, plus stints in France, the United States and Malaysia.
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