Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has lamented the death of the four times Super Eagles Chief Coach, Amodu Shuaibu, who he said ‘Nigeria would miss badly’ because of his expertise in rescuing the national team.
He noted on Saturday in Lagos during the special Fidua prayers for the departed coach that: “Shuaibu Amodu tried his best for Nigeria, but sadly, he was not compensated nor recognised adequately. His sudden death has cast darkness everywhere in Nigeria. The question is, if today we have crisis in the coaching aspect of the national team, who again do we invite to intervene? Amodu was a very humble person, he was also kindhearted. He was a person who placed national interest over and above his own interest. I met him not too long when he visited me in Abuja. He came to my office with own idea written as to how he thinks Nigerian football can be moved forward, that was the type of person Amodu was. So, we are all devastated, at this point we cannot ask any question beyond this because we are all mortals. We pray that God should give us the grace to be fair to his legacies.”
Dalung added that the Federal Government will surely immortalise him to show appreciation to what he did for Nigerian football during his life time and to keep human memory of his contribution.
“Coach Amodu was a national asset and we shall surely name something important after him in the coming days after getting the final approval from the National Assembly.”
The minister announced that he had directed the National Institute for Sports (NIS) to give automatic employment for the first two children of Amodu Shuaibu.
Dalung stated that the employment of Amodu’s children would go a long way in helping the family to meet immediate pressing needs and would also prepare for journey of survival after the passing away of the bread winner of the family.
