Former Nigerian goalkeeper and Coach Joe Erico has died. His wife Mosunmola Erico, confirmed that he died aged 74 at his home in Lagos.
Recounting the final hours of her husband, Mrs Erico said the former Nigerian Coach had recently been discharged from hospital after a brief illness. “ he wasn’t feeling well and he was discharged yesterday. We took him back home and we laughed and joked all day.
“Later that night he ate dinner; we gave him cornflakes, before going to bed. He had also complained of pains so he went to bed early. Early hours Today I went to his room to look him up, but found he was motionless.” Erico was a goalkeeper and played for Electricity Connectors of Nigeria (ECN) before his invitation to the Green Eagles.
He went on to represent Nigeria at the 1976 AFCON in Ethiopia.
In his coaching career, Erico popularly called the Jogo Bonito exponent Managed Julius Berger FC and several junior national teams.