Foremost Nigeria’s football coach and administrator, Chief Adegboye Festus Onigbinde is dead.
The passage of the Modakeke, Osun State High Chief was announced by one of his daughters, Mrs Bolade Adesuyi.
According to the statement, the first indigenous Nigerian coach of the Super Eagles to win an AFCON medal, a silver, died at about a couple of minutes ago.
”We announce the passing of this great man, a Modakeke High Chief, fati, husband, grand father, Chief Festus Adegboye Onigbinde who passed unto the great beyond a couple of minutes ago.”
The statement added that the family gives thanks to God for the fulfilled life he lived and his contribution to the nation and the world as an unequalled football coach.
Final funeral arrangements will be communicated later, the family added
Chief Onigbinde dies at 88
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