The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has on Thursday announced the death of ex-Super Falcons player and ex-Captain, Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine.
NFF in the short statement released a few hours ago announcing the passing away of Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine on their social media handle, stated that she died on Wednesday after a brief illness and at the age of 36.
The late Chiejine plies her football trade with SSVSM-Kairat Almaty in the Kazakhstani Championship before her death.
She also played for FC Indiana in USA’s W-League, KMF Kuopio and PK-35 Vantaa in Finland and Zvezda Perm in Russia.
Chiejine was part of the Super Falcons’ squad to the 1999, 2003 and 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cups and the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
This was the statement by NFF announcing her demise this morning:
“We are sad to announce the sudden demise of former Super 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) FIFA WWC in 2002”.