Okafor played every match when Nigeria won the 1994 African Cup of Nations, but sustained an ankle injury shortly thereafter.
Okafor was a regular pundit on African football on ESPN's coverage and their PressPass programme.
Okafor's body was discovered by his wife in January 2011 shortly after he returned home from dropping off his daughter in school in their house in Little Elm, a town about 30 miles northwest of Dallas.
Okafor's family rejected the suicide ruling of the Little Elm Police Department, suspecting foul play.
[4] Kent Babb, reporter for the Kansas City Star, published an in-depth analysis of Uche's death on 19 May 2012.