Nigeria, March 14 -- President Bola Tinubu, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), and the National Sports Commission (NSC) have joined millions of Nigerians in expressing deep sorrow over the death of former Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu, describing him as one of the most gifted players to represent Nigeria.

Nwosu, a member of Nigeria's historic 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning team, died on Saturday at the age of 62 in a Lagos hospital.

In a condolence message issued through his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu extended sympathies to the family of the late football star and the Nigerian football community.

The president described Nwosu as an exceptionally talented midfielder whose sk...