Correction and summary

• Stephen Keshi was not from Albania; he was Nigerian. He was born on January 23, 1962, in Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria, and died on June 7, 2016.
• Keshi was a prominent figure in African football—as both a player (central defender) and later as a coach.

Playing career (high level)

• Position: Central defender
• Clubs (selected): Iwuanyanwu Nationale (now Heartland FC) in Nigeria, Anderlecht (Belgium), Lokeren (Belgium), Casino Salzburg (Austria), Strasbourg (France), and others. He had a successful club career in Europe and Africa during the 1980s and early 1990s.
• National team: Nigeria. Keshi earned many caps for the Super Eagles and was part of Nigeria’s squad at tournaments including the African Cup of Nations and the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers era (he missed the 1994 World Cup as a player but was influential in the national setup). He captained Nigeria to victory at the 1994 African Cup of Nations as a player/leader in that era.

Coaching career and legacy

• Keshi achieved notable success as a coach: he became one of only two people (along with Mahmoud El-Gohary of Egypt) to win the African Cup of Nations both as a player and as a coach—Keshi led Nigeria to the 2013 AFCON title as head coach.
• He also coached Togo (qualifying them for their first World Cup in 2006 as an assistant earlier in his career was part of the wider period) and had other stints with the Nigerian national team, including leading them at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
• Keshi is widely remembered for his leadership, ability to develop local-based players, and his significant contribution to Nigerian and African football.

Notable honors (selected)

• African Cup of Nations: Winner with Nigeria (as coach) — 2013
• As a player: multiple domestic and continental club honors with teams he represented; captain and influential member of Nigeria’s national team during the early 1990s period.

Important clarification: Stephen Keshi was Nigerian, not Albanian. If you want a player from Albania who played for Nigeria, there is no record of such a case—national teams are made up of citizens or eligible players, and Keshi himself was Nigerian.