Former Captain of the Nigeria U20 and U23 National Teams, Isaac Promise Dies⁣ at 31

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His US-based club, Austin Bold, said the former Genclerbirligi and Trabzonspor striker passed on Wednesday night after collapsing at his apartment gym in Austin, Texas, authorities said. He was 31.

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Promise led the Golden Eaglets to the 2003 FIFA U17 World Cup in Finland before he captained the Flying Eagles to a second-place finish two years later at the FIFA U20 World Cup in the Netherlands. He was also part of the Beijing 2008 Olympics team that won a silver medal, and made three senior appearances for the Super Eagles.⁣