Profile of the five demised golden generation of Nigeria Super Eagles of 1994

KESHI, YEKINI, OKAFOR, OLIHA, AGBONAVBARE 

Stephen Okechukwu Keshi was a Nigerian football defender. He was also a football manager of the Nigeria national team.  He was one of only two people, along with Egypt's Mahmoud El-Gohary, to have won the Africa Cup of Nations as both a player and a coach.

After a playing career mostly with Belgian clubs, Keshi went to the United States to be educated in coaching.

Awards: CAF Coach of the Year, CAF Legend award

Stephen Keshi

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Okechukwu Keshi
Date of birth	23 January 1962
Place of birth	Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria
Date of death	8 June 2016 (aged 55)
Place of death	Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1979	ACB Lagos	10	(1)
1980–1984	New Nigeria Bank	42	(4)
1985	Stade d'Abidjan	13	(2)
1986	Africa Sports	22	(2)
1986–1987	Lokeren	28	(6)
1987–1991	Anderlecht	99	(18)
1991–1993	RC Strasbourg	62	(9)
1993–1994	RWDM	40	(1)
1995	CCV Hydra	20	(1)
1996	Sacramento Scorpions	16	(3)
1997–1998	Perlis FA	34	(4)
Total		386	(51)
National team
1981–1995	Nigeria	64	(9)
Teams managed
2004–2006	Togo
2007–2008	Togo
2008–2010	Mali
2011	Togo
2011–2014	Nigeria
2015	Nigeria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Wilfred Agbonavbare was a Nigerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. 

In his second season with Rayo Vallecano, Agbonavbare appeared in all 38 league games (3,332 minutes of action, 27 goals conceded, second-best in the competition) as the team finished second and returned to La Liga after two years of absence. He continued to be first-choice in the following years, contributing with 31 matches to another top flight promotion in 1995.

Wilfred Agbonavbare

Personal information
Full name	Wilfred Agbonavbare
Date of birth	5 October 1966
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Date of death	27 January 2015 (aged 48)
Place of death	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983–1989	New Nigeria Bank
1990	BCC Lions
1990–1996	Rayo Vallecano	177	(0)
1996–1997	Écija	23	(0)
National team
1983–1994	Nigeria	15	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Thompson Oliha was a Nigerian professional football midfielder who played for clubs in Africa and Europe during an injury-shortened career.

Oliha died due to complications from malaria on 30 June 2013. At the time of his death he was an assistant coach for the Kwara Football Academy.

Thompson Oliha

Personal information
Full name	Thompson Oliha
Date of birth	4 October 1968
Place of birth	Benin City, Nigeria
Date of death	30 June 2013 (aged 44)
Place of death	Ilorin, Nigeria
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1987	Bendel Insurance
1988-1991	Iwuanyanwu Nationale
1992-1994	Africa Sports
1994-1995	Maccabi Ironi Ashdod	21	(1)
1995-1996	Antalyaspor	20	(4)
National team
1988–1994	Nigeria	31	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Rashidi Yekini was a Nigerian footballer who played as a striker. His professional career, which spanned more than two decades, was mainly associated with Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, but he also 

Spouse: Kemi Yekini (m. 1994–1994), Adeola Yekini

Rashidi Yekini

Personal information
Date of birth	23 October 1963
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Date of death	4 May 2012 (aged 48)
Place of death	Ibadan, Nigeria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1981–1982	UNTL Kaduna
1982–1984	Shooting Stars	53	(45)
1984–1987	Abiola Babes
1987–1990	Africa Sports
1990–1994	Vitória Setúbal	114	(90)
1994–1995	Olympiacos	4	(2)
1995–1996	Sporting Gijón	14	(3)
1997	Vitória Setúbal	14	(3)
1997–1998	Zürich	28	(14)
1998–1999	Bizerte
1999	Al-Shabab
1999–2002	Africa Sports
2002–2003	Julius Berger
2005	Gateway	26	(7)
Total		253	(164)
National team
1984–1998	Nigeria	58	(37)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Uchenna Kizito Okafor, often shortened to Uche Okafor was a football defender who played 34 international matches for Nigeria.

Uche Okafor

Personal information
Full name	Uchenna Kizito Okafor
Date of birth	8 August 1967
Place of birth	Owerri, Nigeria
Date of death	6 January 2011 (aged 43)
Place of death	Little Elm, Texas, United States
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1988	ACB Lagos	?	(?)
1988–1991	KRC Mechelen	?	(?)
1991–1992	UR Namur	?	(?)
1992–1993	Le Touquet AC	?	(?)
1993–1994	Hannover 96	4	(0)
1994	UD Leiria	0	(0)
1995	Ironi Ashdod	13	(0)
1995–1996	S.C. Farense	0	(0)
1996–2000	Kansas City Wizards	109	(3)
National team‡
1988–1998	Nigeria	34	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2007. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 July 2006

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