Former NFF President Sani Lulu Abdullahi has described the death of the NFF Technical Director Shuaibu Amodu as “one death, too many” as this is coming barely few days after the demise of Amodu”s Assistant in the Super Eagles Stephen Keshi.
Lulu who was short of words said the death of Shuaibu Amodu is a big blow to the country’s football development saying “this is coming now that he was just appointed the Technical Director in the NFF. A position, where he would have impacted positively to the younger ones his knowledge that have seen him qualify the country for two world cups, and also been the first coach to bring the now rested African Cup winners to the Northern part of country. Shuaibu loved the coaching profession, and believed very much in indigenous coaches, we pray that God Almighty should accept his soul in his bossom. We have lost another rare gem in Nigeria Football. Adieu Coach Shuaibu Amodu” Lulu concluded.
In the same vein, the President of the Nigerian Football Coaches Association (NFCA) Bitrus Bewarang has described the death of another of his strong member Shuaibu Amodu as another deadly blow that will be very difficult for the Nigerian Coaches and Football Family to comprehend.
The former Plateau United General Manager who described Shuaibu Amodu as an “ICON in the coaching Profession in Nigeria” said “Imagine we have not finished mourning one of our Great Coaches Stephen Keshi, and within four days the news of the death of Coach Shuaibu Amodu is coming as a “Tornado” to us.
The achievements of Coach Shuaibu Amodu in Coaching can not quantified in this country. He loved the Coaching profession, and stood solidly to ensure that no one relegates the indigenous coaches to the background. The incidence of these few days should re-awaken our consciousness on the need to fully lay more emphasis on the development of our football and the welfare of the coaches and players.
The demise of these our two strong members within the same week, calls for immediate prayers for us, and our families. God Almighty would console all of us and may his soul rest in perfect peace.
“I call on the Edo State and Federal Government to immortalise him.
His passion for the game of football and profession should be emulated by all his colleagues. His hardwork and ability to give results anytime he is given an assignment should also be emulated by his colleagues”.
Also, the Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria said it received the sad news of the reported death of the NFF technical director Mr Amodu Shuaibu with a rude shock and a heavy heart.
The Association in a statement on Saturday jointly signed by the Chairman Isaac Danladi and the Executive secretary Alloy Chukwuemeka said the shocking news of Amodu’s death was devastating, as members of the Association were yet to recover from the recent death of former Super Eagles captain/coach late Stephen Keshi.
The Association called on all football Stakeholders to immediately commence a special fasting and prayers for the football fraternity stressing that the death of the two former super Eagles coaches calls for a sober reflection within the sector. the statement said.
Club owners further advised football stakeholders to embrace routine exercise and medical check up, both for the active and non active sports personnels, as the rate of heart related problems were becoming rampant in the society today.
The Association sympathized with the NFF, the. Coaches Association, football stakeholders, friends and family members of the late coach and prayed God to grant his soul eternal rest and give those he left behind the fortitude to bear the loss . the statement concluded.
