Nigeria conceded three goals in the whole of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, and the defender organising that back line in Tunisia was the captain everyone called Big Boss. Keshi won that title as a player and the 2013 one as Nigeria's coach, the second man after Mahmoud El-Gohary to manage both, captained the Super Eagles at their first World Cup in 1994, and took two Belgian championships and two cups with Anderlecht. Career record: club career at New Nigeria Bank, R.S.C. Anderlecht, RC Strasbourg Alsace.
| 1979–1979 | ACB Lagos |
| 1980–1984 | New Nigeria Bank |
| 1985–1985 | Stade d'Abidjan |
| 1986–1986 | Africa Sports d'Abidjan |
| 1986–1987 | K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen |
| 1987–1991 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| 1991–1993 | RC Strasbourg Alsace |
| 1993–1994 | Racing White Daring Molenbeek |
| 1995–1995 | Central California Valley Hydra |
| 1996–1996 | Sacramento Scorpions |
| 1997–1998 | Perlis FA |
Nigeria legends whose careers overlapped Keshi's
One rank above: Segun Odegbami at #13.
One rank below: Uche Okechukwu at #15.
Nigeria's editorial top five: Jay-Jay Okocha · Nwankwo Kanu · Rashidi Yekini · Finidi George · Sunday Oliseh.