Nigeria, March 14 -- Nigeria's football community has been thrown into mourning following the death of former Henry Nwosu, who passed away in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 62.

The news of his passing was announced by Nigerian football legend Segun Odegbami via his social media platforms.

According to Odegbami, Nwosu died at about 4:00 a.m. at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where he had been receiving intensive medical care since Wednesday, March 11.

"Henry Nwosu passes on. After five days in hospital battling for his life, the one I call 'Youngest Millionaire' passed on at 4:00 a.m. this morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, where he had been in intensive care since Wednesday,...