Chinedu Agwu, a former Enyimba and Kaduna United goalkeeper, is dead
According to a close family source, Agwu died a few hours into the New Year, after a protracted illness.
The 30 year old, made waves while at Kaduna United but was denied first team opportunity after an ambitious move to Enyimba
Late Agwu was a great penalty kick stopper as second choice goalkeeper, when Kaduna United upset Enyimba in a penalty shootout to win the Federation Cup in 2010, which later earned him a call-up to the Super Eagles that same year.
A former teammate of Agwu at Kaduna United, Balogun Kayode, while stating that he was yet to hear of the death of the goalkeeper, said he was aware of the illness.
In 2015, former Heartland and Kano Pillars forward, Abdul Haruna, died after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly football match between Kano professionals and a selected amateur team in Kano. He was 27 years old.
Just recently, 90-year-old Sam Henshaw Ibia who was the first ever goalkeeper for the Nigerian national football team passed on.
The resourceful team player who was fondly called ‘The Black Magnet’ or ‘The Cat’, played as a goalkeeper for the pioneer Nigerian national football team, the Red Devils. Although the cause of his death has not been made known, the retired goaltender died on Wednesday, December 2,
May their souls rest in perfect peace!
