Former Super Falcons player, Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine has died after a brief illness, the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, said on Thursday.
The NFF, on its twitter handle said the death of Chiejine was sad.
The body said Chiejine died on Wednesday and that she captained the first set of the U19 National Women’s team to the first U19 (Now U20).
The NFF wrote: “We are sad to announce the sudden demise of former @NGSuper_Falcons player Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine who passed on after a brief illness on Wednesday, 21st August 2019. Ifeanyi captained the first set of the U19 National Women’s team to the first U19 (Now U20) @FIFAWWC in 2002.”