PR , ▁Bal og un ▁returned ▁to ▁non - Le ague ▁football , ▁playing ▁with ▁Hol be ach ▁United . ▁ ▁Bal og un ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁national ▁side ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁Bal og un ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁to ▁qual ify ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁coach . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁coach ▁for ▁Niger ia ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁T es lim ▁Bal og un ▁Stadium ▁in ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁city ▁of ▁Lag os ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁The ▁T es lim ▁Bal og un ▁Foundation ▁was ▁founded ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁Niger ian ▁ex - intern ational ▁football ers ▁who ▁may ▁have ▁fallen ▁on ▁hard ▁times . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Bal og un ▁was ▁nick named ▁" Th under " ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁powerful ▁shot , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" B aling a " ▁for ▁a ▁similar ▁reason . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁tour ing ▁schools ▁to ▁coach ▁young esters , ▁he ▁was ▁nick named ▁" B aba ▁Ball ." ▁ ▁Bal og un ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁sleep ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 5 . ▁He ▁had ▁eight ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Y or uba ▁sports people ▁Category : N iger ian ▁football