Former Golden Eaglets coach, Willy Bazuaye, passed away on Monday morning at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital in Benin City.
Bazuaye was in-charge of the Nigerian Under 17 squad that won the World Youth Championship 1985 in China and was the assistant coach when the Dream Team 1 (U23) won gold at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Willy Bazuaye suffered from stroke for a long period of time before been recognized and handed a sum of five hundred thousand naira by the National Sports Commission (NSC) in 2013.
He also appeared on the celebrity segment of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' used to celebrate the forgotten heroes in Nigeria.
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