Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (Big Boss)

**He captained Nigeria to win the 1994 African Cup of Nations.

**He was the first and only coach to qualify Togo to their first ever World Cup in 2006.

**He is the first and only Nigerian coach to win African Cup of Nations.

**He is the second man to win the African Cup of Nations both as a player and as a coach.
(1994 as a player and 2013 as a coach)
The first was Egypt’s Mahmoud El – Gohary.

**Stephen Keshi is the first BLACK coach to make it from a group stage at the World Cup.
He achieved this in 2014.
Mahieddine Khalef and Rachid Mekhloufi guided Algeria to the second round of the 1982 World Cup.

**Stephen Keshi set a record in African football by being the first African coach to successfully qualify two African nations (Nigeria and Togo) to the World Cup 2014 and 2006 respectively.

**He also helped Nigeria become the first country to achieve an African Cup of Nations trophy and World Cup qualification, both in 2013.

Rest In Perfect Peace Stephen Okechukwu Keshi.

Rest In Perfect Peace The Big Boss (A true African legend)

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com