One of Henry Nwosu’s former colleagues, Moses Kpakor, has expressed his full devastation over the tragic incident as the football community continues to grieve his passing. At the age of 61, the former Green Eagles captain died on Saturday morning at a Lagos hospital. As a member of the 1990 AFCON silver-willing team, Kpakor reminisced about his first encounter with Nwosu and their midfield partnership for Nigeria against Benin Republic in 1991.Only during and after Nigeria won the 1980 AFCON in Lagos did I learn that you were the golden boy of Nigerian football. overlay-clevercloseLogo “Then, just two years later, I met you in person at the Green Eagles’ camp in 1982, and I was able to observe with my own eyes the level of your football, which was much different from what I saw on the black and white television! “A young player of Nwosu’s age has never shown me such quality.Henry Nwosu was a gifted individual who put in much effort to achieve his goals.Years later, I got the best chance to play with Nigerian football’s golden boy. Friday Ekpo, Henry Nwosu (MON), and Moses Kpakor were the three midfielders used by Nigeria under Clemens Westerhof in a “Senegal 92” qualifying match against Benin Republic in Cotonou in 1991. Our combinations were constantly on fire for ninety minutes. How I wish I had played for the national team with Nwosu for a few more games. “But every time we met, he talked about how quickly we were able to develop the understanding on the field on the first day,” Kpakor remarked.
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