Ex Nigeria‘s Flying Eagles captain, #IsaacPromise, dies

Former Nigeria striker, Isaac Promise, has died at the age of 31, after a brief illness.

He passed away on Wednesday. He captained Nigeria to the 2003 Fifa U17 World Cup held in Finland, as well as the 2005 Fifa U20 World Cup in the Netherlands.

Also, at the 2008 Olympics, he played a key role in the country’s silver finish in Beijing – scoring in the 2-1 triumph over USA in the preliminary round. Promise made his senior national team debut in 2009.

Promise was an unused substitute as the USL Championship side secured a 2-1 away victory at Portland Timbers on Tuesday.