Barcelona defender Elohor Godswill Ekpolo and Watford star Odion Ighalo have described the death of Stephen Keshi as a sad day for Nigerian football.<br /><br />Having represented the Flying Eagles, Ighalo made his maiden competitive appearance for the senior national team against Chad, with Stephen Keshi in the dugout.<br /><br /><span> </span><span class="body1">&ldquo;Today is a very sad day, one of the greatest player of our country just pass way. R.I.P#StephenKeshi#NGR🇳🇬🙏, </span><span class="body1">&rdquo; Ekpolo tweeted.<br /><br />A shocked Odion Ighalo added : </span><span class="body1">&ldquo;R.I.P big Boss,Thank u for everything😥😭🙏.</span><span class="body1">&rdquo;<br /><br /></span>Godswill Ekpolo was born in Benin City and Keshi represented the famous local club New Nigeria Bank before he moved to the Ivory Coast.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />