Chiejine, ex-Super Falcons player, dies after brief illness

Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine, former Super Falcons player, has died after a brief illness, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) said on Thursday.

The country’s football federation took to its Twitter page to announce the sad news.

We are sad to announce the sudden demise of former Super Falcons player Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine who passed on after a brief illness on Wednesday, 21st August 2019. Ifeanyi captained the first set of the U19 National Women’s team to the first U19 (Now U20) @FIFAWWC  in 2002,” it wrote.

“Rest in peace, Ifeanyichukwu Stephanie Chiejine.”

Rest in peace, Ifeanyichukwu Stephanie Chiejine. pic.twitter.com/16rw3mGJ3j

— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) August 22, 2019

The talented footballer played 61 games for the country’s senior women’s team between 1999 and 2008.

She was also part of the Super Falcons squad that won the African Women’s Championship in 2002.

Chiejine is said to have played for SSVSM-Kairat Almaty in the Kazakhstani Championship, FC Indiana in USA’s W-League, KMF Kuopio and PK-35 Vantaa in Finland and Zvezda Perm in Russia over the course of her professional career.