The Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation,
Amodu Shuaibu, died at the age of 58, four days after the death of a former
coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi.
The Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation,
Kassim Afegbua, confirmed the death of former Nigerian veteran coach Amodu
Shuaibu, on 11th June, 2016.
The Commissioner, Kassim Afegbua, who incidentally is a
relative of the late Shuaibu, revealed to the media at the Stella Obasanjo
hospital, where his corpse was deposited,
that the ex-Super Eagles coach died in his sleep at about 4am on Saturday at his residence in Benin, the Edo State capital.
“He was in my place yesterday. In the morning, we discussed about Keshi; we went to pay condolences on Thursday and we were just discussing about the euphemirality of life.
that the ex-Super Eagles coach died in his sleep at about 4am on Saturday at his residence in Benin, the Edo State capital.
“He was in my place yesterday. In the morning, we discussed about Keshi; we went to pay condolences on Thursday and we were just discussing about the euphemirality of life.
“This morning, around 4:30am, they called me that Amodu is
dead. So, I rushed here (hospital) and we saw him lying there (mortuary)
lifeless. It is quite shocking, so terrible,” Afegbua said.
Shuaibu, was hailed from Okpella in Etsako East Local
Government Area of Edo State. As a coach, he qualified the Super Eagles for the
World Cup in 2002 and 2010. He was said to have had cases of high blood
pressure and had been advised by a medical doctor to stop fasting.
“A doctor actually took his BP (blood pressure) yesterday
(Friday). He has been a BP patient; that is not in doubt. His BP was 140 to
100. So, he was told to stop fasting.
“He (Shuaibu) said ok, that if he gets to Okpella, he will
pay some people to be fasting and all that,” the commissioner added.
Adieu Coach Amodu Shuaibu!
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