During the visit, the Chairman of the Technical and Development Committee, Barrister Chris Green, said: “The two gentlemen we lost toiled hard to ensure that Nigeria football attained global reckoning. We are most pained because they worked directly with the Technical Committee and the Technical department
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A solemn atmosphere prevailed as the one hour ceremony at the late tactician’s Adegoke Street, off Alhaji Masha residence was witnessed by the Minister, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme (NFF Deputy General Secretary), David Atabo (NFF Director of Finance and Admin), Abdulrafiu Yusuf (NFF assistant director, technical), Siji Lagunju (NFF assistant director, technical) and other important personalities in Nigeria football
We are certain that no one can fill the void of the shoes left behind by Coach Shaibu. He was not just a proud Edo son but also a perfect gentleman, community leader among other callings
This was sequel to a motion under “matters of urgent public importance” sponsored by Rep. Sam Onuigbo (PDP-Abia), which was unanimously adopted
Ka’oje, who was received by the NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, and other Management staff, wrote in the condolence register: “We have witnessed the loss of yet another gentleman who loves football, the nation and the youth of Nigeria. He has served the nation to the best of his ability and deserves to be immortalized and his family catered for by the Government.”
Ogba, who was Member of the NFF Executive Committee during Amodu’s fourth stint with the Super Eagles, when he qualified the Super Eagles for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and won bronze medal at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, said: “Amodu’s death was a big shock to me, just as Keshi’s. Both men were institutions based on what they achieved with the Super Eagles.”
The 57-year-old, who has had four different stints as Head Coach of the Senior National Team, opined that such programmes should be regular as participants will always have much to learn, insisting that knowledge-seeking is a life-time endeavour
His words: “If as at that time I reckoned that if I go in there and fail it will affect my reputation, I assume any professional coach to assume same position now; which is referring to Stephen
Amodu, who dropped the hint while fielding questions from the sporting press on arrival at the Glass House with his coaching consortium on Tuesday, argued that Keshi’s removal was not the best of decisions, especially when he has only two remaining matches to round off the qualifiers
The NFF hailed Keshi, Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorounmu as true national heroes