Former goalkeeper and assistant coach of the Super Eagles Joe Erico is dead.
Erico, nicknamed ‘Jogobonito exponent’, passed away on Tuesday morning in Lagos surrounded by his family, after a brief illness.
He was 72.
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Super Eagles media officer, Babafemi Raji, confirmed the development on Thursday morning.
Erico alongside late coach Shuaibu Amodu and late Stephen Keshi qualified the Super Eagles for the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup, but were dismissed before the tournament.
He was a goalkeeper for Electricity Connectors of Nigeria (ECN) and made his mark with the Green Eagles.
