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“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.

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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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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.

Ayomide John

Ayomide is first, a football writer, a sports analyst and then a multi-niched journalist with a particular interest in lifestyle, politics, literature and history. He is an experienced Search Engine Optimisation Analyst and Content Marketer. He holds a degree in Literature in English (OAU). He hopes to do his Masters in International Media Studies. He is a Manchester United fan since 2008.

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