Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (born January 31, 1961 in Lagos) is a former football midfielder from Nigeria. He was an important player for Nigeria, and was part of the squad for the 1994 World Cup. He played in five different African Nations Cup tournaments, and helped win the 1994 African Nations Cup. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Qualifying countries The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... The African Nations Cup (more formally the African Cup of Nations) is the main national football competition for CAF nations. ... The 1994 African Nations Cup was the 19th edition of the African Nations Cup, the Tunisia, who replaced original hosts Zaire. ...

After a playing career mostly with Belgian clubs, Keshi went to the United States to be educated in coaching. In 1996 he was joined by Augustine Eguavoen, who presently coaches the Nigerian national team. Keshi has been a part of the coaching staff for the national team, most notably at the 1996 Summer Olympics tournament (which Nigeria won). Between 2004 and 2006 Keshi coached the Togo national football team, unexpectedly bringing them to their first World Cup tournament, Germany 2006. Having secured Togo's unlikely qualification, he was promptly replaced by German coach Otto Pfister prior to the World Cup finals, after Togo showed a dismal performance and failed to advance to the tournament stage in 2006 African Cup of Nations. Augustine Eguavoen (born August 19, 1965 in Benin City) is the current coach of the Nigerian national football team (the Super Eagles). ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. ... First international Togo 1 - 1 Ghana (Togo; 13 October 1956) Largest win 4 - 0, 7 times Worst defeat Morocco 7 - 0 Togo (Morocco; 28 October 1979) Tunisia 7 - 0 Togo (Tunis, Tunisia; 7 January 2000) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 2006) Best result - African Nations Cup Appearances 6 (First... Otto Pfister (born November 24, 1937 in Cologne) is a German football manager, and one of Germanys most succesfull coaching exports, voted Africas Manager of the Year in 1992. ... The Official 2006 African Cup of Nations logo The 2006 African Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). ...

His last club was Perlis in Malaysia. In 2000 a testimonial match was arranged for him in Lagos. See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya CART Racing... A testimonial match, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football (soccer) and especially in England, where a club puts on a match in honor of a player for service to the club. ...

Playing career

• 1979 - ACB Lagos
• 1980 - New Nigerian Bank
• 1981 - New Nigerian Bank
• 1982 - New Nigerian Bank
• 1983 - New Nigerian Bank
• 1984 - New Nigerian Bank
• 1985 - Stade Abidjan
• 1986 - Africa Sports
• 1986/87 - Lokeren
• 1987/88 - Anderlecht
• 1988/89 - Anderlecht
• 1989/90 - Anderlecht
• 1990/91 - Anderlecht
• 1991/92 - RC Strasbourg
• 1992/93 - RC Strasbourg
• 1993/94 - R.W.D. Molenbeek
• 1995 - CCV Hydras
• 1996 - Sacramento Scorpions
• 1997 - Perlis

K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen is a Belgian football club located in the city of Lokeren. ... Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ... Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French football team, playing in the city of Strasbourg. ... Racing White Daring Molenbeek was a Belgian football club created in 1973, when Racing White and Daring de Bruxelles merged. ...

External references

• Nigerian Players