Tragedy as Nigerian star who won AFCON 1980 winner dies of prolonged illness

The Nigerian football assemblage has been deed with different calamity arsenic AFCON 1980 prima Charles Bassey passed distant connected Saturday, April 12.

Bassey's decease comes connected the aforesaid day that erstwhile nationalist squad subordinate and manager Christian Chukwu died.

It was gathered that Bassey had suffered from prolonged unwellness earlier helium aboriginal succumbed.

He featured for section nine Calabar Rovers during his progressive days earlier managing teams including Akwa United, Wikki Tourists, BCC Lions, Flash Flamingos, and Mobil Pegasus.

The brace were members of the Nigerian nationalist squad that won Nigeria's first-ever Africa Cup of Nations rubric successful 1980.

Earlier reports person it that Bassey's wellness problems started erstwhile helium was progressive successful a car mishap successful 1986.

He had gone done pugnacious times trying to dainty himself and prolong his livelihood arsenic well.

Further reports assertion the ailment worsened and helium was incapable to locomotion for immoderate time.

Narrating however helium was progressive successful the centrifugal accident, Bassey had said, arsenic per Thisday:

“The unwellness started successful 1986 erstwhile I was the manager of BCC Lions FC of Gboko wherever I did truthful good to forestall the squad from going connected relegation and brought the squad back.“I was sent connected a coaching grooming successful Brazil, and soon aft returning from Brazil, I had a car mishap which did immoderate harm to my back."“I tin present hardly walk, but I person been nursing this unwellness since 1986. I person besides been experiencing numbness connected my palms and my feet now."

Former Super Eagles media serviceman and writer Colin Udoh announced the passing of the erstwhile Nigerian planetary connected Instagram.

He said:

"When I posted earlier, I wasn't adjacent alert that it was a treble tragedy. Charles Bassey, besides a subordinate of that 1980 Nations Cup squad, passed today, too."We astir ever sat unneurotic during @ng_supereagles matches. Once I spot CCC, I would spell consecutive to wherever helium was, wage my respects, and beryllium conscionable 1 level beneath him. I didn't see myself worthy to beryllium connected the aforesaid level with him (although sometimes helium insisted I do, and past I would person nary choice)."But each time, Charles Bassey would beryllium determination sitting adjacent to him. And the stories they would share! It ever cracked maine up and near maine successful tears."RIP Charles Bassey, the guardant with a thunderbolt successful his leg. May the lights usher you home."

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Source: Legit.ng