Former Golden Eaglets player, Philip Osondu, is dead.
Reports say he died in Belgium after checking himself into the hospital to be examined on Thursday.
He was aged 48 years.
According to the Nation, Osondu was said to have felt unwell at work and decided to visit the hospital where he subsequently died.
Osondu played regularly for the youth teams of Nigeria, but never reached the first team.
In 1987 he participated in the World U-16 tournament in Canada. Nigeria reached the final, but then lost on penalties to the Soviet Union.
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He got the World Cup Golden Ball as best player of the tournament.
Osondu was born on November 28, 1971.
He played in Belgium for RSC Anderlecht and RWDM.
In Nigeria he played for El Kanemi Warriors.
