Benue mourns Late Coach Shuaibu Amodu.

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on behalf of the Government and people of the state, commiserates with the family of the late former coach of the country's senior football team, Shuaibu Amodu, the government and people of Edo State and all soccer loving Nigerians over the death of the renowned tactician.


Reacting to the demise of the former Super Eagles coach, Governor Ortom expressed shock over the sad loss, saying that coach Amodu will be deeply missed by millions of those who follow the game of football in the state and the country at large.

He said the football history of Benue State will not be complete without the name of the late Shuaibu Amodu whose time as coach of BCC Lions Football Club, Gboko brought numerous honours to the state and led to the discovery of many homegrown talents for the national teams.

Governor Ortom said coach Amodu would particularly be remembered in Benue for guiding BCC Lions to win he 1990 African Cup Winners Cup, now known as CAF Confederation Cup and guided the club to lift the country's FA Cup.
He said the late Amodu contributed greatly to the development of football in Nigeria including leading the Super Eagles to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

The Governor described as a big blow to the nation's football, the demise of coach Shuaibu Amodu only three days after the death of another former Super Eagles handler, Stephen Keshi and prayed God to prevent further loss of the country's sports personalities.

Signed:

Terver Akase
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor