“His death pains me in a strange lind of way” -Ex-Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh on the late Diego Maradona!

Reactions, Tributes, Eulogies among others continue to pour in after the death of football legend, Diego Maradona.

The 60-year-old 1986 FIFA World hero died yesterday as a result of cardiac arrest in Tigre, Argentina according to reports.

Recall that Maradona was discharged from the hospital on the 11th of November after he underwent a blood clot surgery.

While paying tribute to Maradona, former Super Eagles coach and captain, Sunday Oliseh said his death strangely pained him.

The 1994 AFCON winner took to his verified Twitter page to pay tribute to the enigmatic football character.

He said;

“Sad day not just for football but for Mankind as we lose arguably the best player ever to play football. So how Diego’s death pains me strangely, I can’t seem to understand right now. May his blessed soul Rest in peace”

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— Sunday Oliseh (@SundayOOliseh) November 25, 2020

Oliseh played against Diego Maradona at the USA 1994 World Cup in one of the group stage matches where the Super Eagles lost 2-1.