Former captain of Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, Isaac Promise, has died at the age of 31.
The ex-youth international, who played under former Super Eagles head coach, Samson Siasia, died on Wednesday night in the United States.
Austin Bold FC chairman, Bobby Epstein, announced the passing of the player on Thursday.
“The greatest loss a team can suffer is not on the scoreboard, it’s the death of a fellow teammate,” wrote Epstein.
Isaac represented the Super Eagles in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, serving as captain and scoring once in six matches en route to the competition’s final.
Isaac then earned a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the Nigerian U-23 team, again serving as captain in four matches, including the gold medal match.
Isaac first appeared on the senior squad for Nigeria in 2009. He earned 3 caps and scored one goal.
Isaac played for seven clubs in Turkey, appearing in more than 350 matches. He spent a season in Saudi Arabia before signing with Austin Bold, where he had three goals in 20 matches this season.
