Nigerian football is suffering from a tragedy.
Isaac Promise, who was the captain of the country’s OLYMPIC team in Beijing in 2008, has suddenly died. Just 31 years old.
It informs his american club Austin Ball on Twitter.
Austin Ball FC is heartbroken by the death of Isaac Promise, who passed away on Wednesday night.
Isaac Promise: 1987-2019
Rest in peace, Isaac ” https://t.co/GCMb0dReyM pic.twitter.com/svd2Ysv6M2
— Austin Ball FC (@AustinBoldFC) October 3, 2019
the Club does not disclose cause of death, while the Promises former club, Turkish Gençlerbirli?i, writes that there is talk about a heart attack on Wednesday.
Isaac Promise was considered a very promising player, who both represented Nigeria as a captain at the U20 WORLD cup in 2005 and three years later, when it succeeded in Nigeria to win silver at the olympic games in Beijing.
Here he was to lose the final to Argentina, which had players such as Lionel Messi, Sergio agüero, as and Angel Di Maria in the team, while his nigerian team-mates were names as the later Superliga-play Oluwafemi Ajilore and also Peter Odemwingie and Victor Anichebe, both of whom have played Premier League.
Offensive player never got the big breakthrough in Europe, but was, after all, to play in relatively big Turkish clubs as Gençlerbirli?i, Trabzonspor and Antalyaspor.
With the latter played Promise on hold with the former Premier League player Anton Ferdinand, who is clearly shocked by the death.
– I’m in shock. You were my roommate in Antalyaspor. Rest in peace, Isaac Promise. My prayers are with you, your family and your friends, writes the former West ham player on Instagram.
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I’m in shock…????u was my room mate to Antalyaspor RIP Isaac the Promise of rest well bro my prayers are with ur family and friends at this time
his Career brought him also over Saudi Arabia and the UNITED states, where his career and life ended in the Austin Ball from the second-best american series.
According to Transfermarkt played Isaac the Promise of 359 official-ever third place finish and scored 79 goals.
The nigerian football federation has like klubholdet sent a greeting to the deceased player and his family.
We are sad two hear of the sudden demise of forms @NGSuperEagles forward Isaac Promise. The Promise was the captain of the Beijing Olympics’ Eagles squad that won silver. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time. May his soul Rest In Peace, Amen. pic.twitter.com/R7o5rLVdTr
— The NFF (@thenff) October 3, 2019
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