Congo Aninweke Dies Of Stroke

Osita Aninweke a former Nigerian league star, died in the early hours of Wednesday after suffering multiple strokes. Popularly known as 'Congo' the diminutive ex-midfield dynamite was a household name playing for top clubs.

He also got invited to the U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles and the Super Eagles a couple of times. Congo' was a member of the 1989 Bendel United team that lost the African Cup Winners Cup final to Al Merriek of Sudan.

Aninweke, who was 52, had suffered a partial stroke on Sunday morning in Ajah, a suburb of Lagos where he lived and coached a group of retired footballers. He was taken to General Hospital, Marina, Lagos after he was initially admitted to a private hospital in Ajah, he suffered two more strokes and gave up the ghost by 2am Wednesday. The news of his death was broken by his cousin, Brazil Aninweke, himself a former league player with Railways of Lagos and Delta Stars of Ughelli.