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As the remains of former Super Eagles defender, Uche Okafor was committed to mother earth in his family home in Ezeakpi Umuabali Ubomiri, near Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, yesterday, his former teammates, especially Austin \u201cJay Jay\u201d Okocha and current Eagles coach, Samson Siasia wept bitterly at the funeral.<\/p>\n

The former ACB Bank of Lagos defender was found hanging in his home in Texas, USA last month. All the former Eagles players, who played a commemorative novelty match that ended 1-1 at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri to bid their departed colleague farewell fought back tears as he was buried.<\/p>\n

Okocha and Siasia played with the deceased when Nigeria won the Tunisia \u201994 Nations Cup and also featured in the same team paraded by Nigeria at her first ever World Cup in USA \u201994. Okocha, a member of the Delta State Football Association could not stand it when the casket used to cover the remains of Okafor was being conveyed by his former teammates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As the remains of former Super Eagles defender, Uche Okafor was committed to mother earth in his family home in Ezeakpi Umuabali Ubomiri, near Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, yesterday, his former teammates, especially Austin \u201cJay Jay\u201d Okocha and current Eagles coach, Samson Siasia wept bitterly at the funeral. 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