By Oluwakayode Banjo
Former Super Eagles coach, Festus Onigbinde, is dead.
A statement signed by a family member, Mrs Bolade Adesuyi, announced the passing of the widely respected football tactician.
According to the statement, Onigbinde died at the age of 88 after a brief illness at his residence in Modakeke, Osun State.
The family described the late coach, who also managed Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan, as an outstanding football administrator who made remarkable contributions to the development of football and community growth.
The statement read in part: “We announce the passing of this great man, a Modakeke high chief, the 1st indigenous Nigerian Super Eagles football coach, father, husband, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend High Chief Festus Adegboye Onigbinde, who passed unto the great beyond a couple of minutes ago.”
Festus Onigbinde was Nigeria’s first indigenous coach of the Super Eagles, having handled the national team between 1983 and 1984.
Edited by Maxwell Oyekunle
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