Dolphins FC mourn Musa Abdullahi

The management of Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt on Monday commiserated with the family of its former coach, Musa Abdullahi, who died on Sunday.

Dolphins Media Officer, China Acheru, said in a statement in Port Harcourt that Abdullahi coached the club from 2002 to 2005.

The statement said: “Musa Abdullahi was our coach from 2002 to 2005 and he created a football revolution in the state.

“Taking over the team after we had just won the FA Cup in 2001, we were knocked out of the Cup Winners Cup in the first round but he was not discouraged.”

The statement said Abdullahi led the club back to the old division one league at the end of 2002 season and by 2004, it won the league and FA Cup.

“Musa Abdulahi is one coach the Dolphins and the people of Rivers State will not forget – he was kind, peaceful, easy to work with and very ambitious,” the statement said.

It said the late coach led Dolphins to the final of the Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup against Royal Armed Forces of Morocco but lost 1-3 on aggregate in 2005.

According to the statement, Adbulahi groomed in the Dolphins fold great players like Joseph Eyimofe, Ahmed Musa, Emah Godwin and Kingsley Williams.

Others are Bola Bello, Owazuoke Wobo, Efosa Eguakun, Ochuko Ojobo, Victor Ezeji, Abubakar Musa and Kelechi Osunwa.

The statement added: “We pray for the repose of his soul and that God will grant the family he left behind the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”