Former Super Eagles, Shooting Stars and Abiola Babes defender, Yisa Sofoluwe is dead.
Sofoluwe, popularly known as the Dean of Defence, passed away after a battle with a brain ailment.
According to reports, he died on Tuesday at the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), after he was diagnosed with mild cerebral atrophy, a brain disease.
Born on 28 December, 1967, Shofoluwe won 40 caps and scored one goal for his country.
He was Super Eagles regular left back between 1983 and 1988, playing at the 1984 and 1988 African Nations Cups.
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Yisa Shofoluwe also won two FA Cups in 1985 and 1987, and equally featured for Julius Berger Football Club and Gateway United.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
