The final journey home for late Super Eagles chief coach and renowned football tactician, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, began on Thursday in Benin City, Edo State. The funeral rites began with a service at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Benin, the Edo State capital.
Present were family members, top members of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, ex-internationals and a host of other friends and associates.
Here are some pictures taken at the event.
The car which brought the corpse of the late Super Eagles coach
The remains of the Late Stephen Keshi in a coffin
Children of Stephen Keshi at the funeral service
NFF Chairman, Amaju Pinnick (right) led other members of the football body to the service