Breaking! Another Ex-Super Eagles Player Passes On

  Breaking! Another Ex-Super Eagles Player Passes On By Sampson Adedeji Thursday 21st to January 2021 turned out to be a darkest day in Nigeria football as the country lost two great football player, BSNSports.com.ng reports. First to break was the passing on of former Nigeria's Super Eagles goalkeeper, Joe Erico,, who was reported died in the morning. Former Super Eagles left-back, Nwanwko Nwabueze also died on Thursday night around 10:15 pm after brief illness. Nwabueze with the help of other players were instrumental to Rangers 1977 CAF Cup win. After scaling the hurdle of preliminary round, In the quarterfinals, they were held to a goalless draw at home by defensively minded ASF Police of Dakar. Twenty minutes into the second half, Rangers took the lead, silencing the Senegal stadium, and won the game 2–1. After the game ended. The 1977 semi-finals set up one of the greatest ties in Nigerian football history as Enugu were drawn against Shooting Stars. Rangers would go on to defeat Canon Yaounde 5–2 on aggregate in the final, including a 4–1 win on Nigerian soil. He was nicknamed 'long throw' for his prowess in powerful throw-in.