Sports broadcaster Godwin Enakhena on Thursday mourned the trio of Joe Erico, Stephen Keshi and Shaibu Amodu.
Erico died on Thursday at age 72 after a brief illness, surrounded by his family.
Erico was Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer at the time head coach Keshi led the team to the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup. Amodu was Keshi’s assistant.
“All gone to be with the Lord. First was Stephen Keshi, followed by Shaibu Amodu and just this morning, Joe Erico joined them. They had something in common, they coached the national team, the Super Eagles. RIP, loyal soldiers,” Enakhena tweeted.
Popularly known as Jogo Bonito Exponent, Erico stood between the sticks for Electricity Connectors of Nigeria (ECN) and for Green Eagles of Nigeria in his playing days.
He was a proponent of Jogo Bonito – an aesthetic football philosophy that is based on the tip-tap playing pattern similar to that of Brazilian Samba.
