Nwosu passed away at 4:00 am on Saturday morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Green Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu has passed away at the age of 62.
His death was confirmed on Saturday via a Facebook post shared by his former teammate, Segun Odegbami.
According to Odegbami, Nwosu passed away at 4:00 am on Saturday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, where he had been in intensive care since Wednesday “battling for his life”.
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Writing via his verified handle, Odegbami stated: “Henry Nwosu passes on! After five days in hospital battling for his life, the one I call the ‘Youngest Millionaire’ passed away this morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, where he had been in intensive care since Wednesday.
“It is with deep pain in my heart that I have to be the conveyor of the news of the death of Henry Nwosu, MON. May he rest peacefully with our Creator in Heaven.”
Nwosu was the youngest member of the squad that won the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), hosted by Nigeria in Lagos.
He was widely celebrated for his pivotal role in Nigeria’s triumph at the tournament, where the national team—then known as the ‘Green Eagles’—secured their first continental title on home soil.
