{"id":16224,"date":"2016-11-09T23:49:13","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T23:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=16224"},"modified":"2016-11-11T10:00:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T10:00:49","slug":"keshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/keshi","title":{"rendered":"5 Notable Moments Of Stephen Keshi&#8217;s Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Keshi, who played in five African Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles and who later coached the team over four spells will be remembered as an outstanding player and as one of Africa&#8217;s most respected football managers. Here are 5 moments of his incredible career.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"s1\">1. Nigeria&#8217;s second continental trophy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">14 years after the Super Eagles won their first African Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy, Keshi captained the team to a second continental title in Tunisia in 1994.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16232\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/ckaem5qweamy05y.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"714\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/ckaem5qweamy05y.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/ckaem5qweamy05y-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/ckaem5qweamy05y-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CkaEM5qWEAMy05Y.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>2. A World Cup finals appearance<\/h2>\n<p>A few months after winning the AFCON, Nigeria took part in the 1994 FIFA World Cup tournament organized in the U.S. The Super Eagles reached the second round before losing to Italy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16233\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/stephen-keshi-nigeria-defender_3479982.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/stephen-keshi-nigeria-defender_3479982.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/stephen-keshi-nigeria-defender_3479982-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/stephen-keshi-nigeria-defender_3479982-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e1.365dm.com\/16\/06\/768x432\/stephen-keshi-nigeria-defender_3479982.jpg?20160608075513\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>3. Togo&#8217;s first World Cup finals participation<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Big Boss&#8221; like many used to call him, coached the Togolese national team between 2004 and 2006. He led them to their\u00a0first World Cup participation in Germany in 2006.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16234\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/stephen-keshi-600x330.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"709\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/stephen-keshi-600x330.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/stephen-keshi-600x330-85x47.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alaowerri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stephen-Keshi--600x330.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>4. The first trophy as a coach<\/h2>\n<p>In 2011, after he became coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, Keshi helped his team qualify to the 2013 AFCON. Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 and was crowned\u00a0African champions making Stephen Keshi the second manager in history to win the AFCON both as a player and as a coach.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16235\" style=\"width: 723px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"723\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/image.jpeg 660w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/image-600x439.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/image-85x62.jpeg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nigeriafilms.com\/image.aspx?img=Y29udGVudC9jb250ZW50L2tlc2hoaGguanBnfDY2MA==\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>5. Back to the World Cup finals<\/h2>\n<p>On 18 November 2013, when Nigeria qualified to FIFA World Cup organized in Brazil, Stephen Keshi set another record. Nigeria was the first African country to win the AFCON trophy and to qualify for the World Cup finals. And if that was not prestigious enough, he was also the first African coach to successfully qualify two African nations (Nigeria and Togo) to the World Cup Finals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16236\" style=\"width: 732px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/d6853279a0.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"732\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/d6853279a0.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/d6853279a0-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfeyes.net\/content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/08\/d6853279a0.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The legendary player and coach passed away\u00a0from a cardiac arrest at the age of 54 in Benin City, Nigeria. 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