Looking back on former Nigeria coach and player Stephen Keshi – in pictures

A file picture taken on October 15, 2014 shows Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi looking on during the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying football match between Nigeria and Sudan in Abuja. AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI

Nigeria’s head coach Stephen Keshi (R) and assistant coaches Daniel Amokachi (2-R) and Sylvanus Okpala (3-R) sing the national anthem prior the FIFA World Cup 2014 round of 16 match between France and Nigeria at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, 30 June 2014. EPA/PETER POWEL

Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi (C) and members of his staff celebrate the fourth goal of their team during the 2013 African Cup of Nations semi-final football match Mali vs Nigeria on February 6, 2013 in Durban. AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO LEONG

Coach Stephen Keshi of Nigeria during the FIFA World Cup 2014 round of 16 match between France and Nigeria at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, 30 June 2014. EPA/MARIUS BECKER

A picture dated 29 June 2014 shows Nigeria’s national soccer team coach Stephen Keshi speaking during a press conference in Brasilia, Brazil. EPA/MARIUS BECKER

A picture dated 18 June 2013 shows Nigerian national soccer team head coach Stephen Keshi during his team’s training session at the Roberto Santos stadium in Salvador, Brazil. EPA/PETER POWELL

Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi speaks during a press conference on February 5, 2013 at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on the eve of his team’s 2013 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match against Mali. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER JOE

Former Nigeria defender Stephen Keshi, who won the African Nations Cup as both a player and a coach, died of a suspected heart attack on Wednesday, the country's football association has confirmed.

TKeshi, 54, coached Nigeria to the Nations Cup title in South Africa in 2013, 19 years after lifting the trophy as a player.

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