Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick has paid tribute to ex-Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi, after he passed away aged 54 in the early hours of Wednesday morning.<br /><br />The former New Nigeria Bank libero was coach of the national team when the ex-Delta State Sports Commission chairman was elected president of the NFF in September 2014.<br /><br />Pinnick stated via the official Twitter page of the Nigeria Football Federation: &ldquo;Keshi was a superhero. His death is a big loss to Nigeria as a nation, not only to Nigeria football.&rdquo;<br /><br />Keshi began his professional career with ACB Lagos, followed by spells with New Nigeria Bank, Stade d&rsquo;Abidjan and Africa Sports in Ivory Coast.<br /><br />In Europe, he played for Lokeren,Anderlecht, RC Strasbourg and RWDM before moving to the United States, where he represented CCV Hydra and Sacramento Scorpions.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />