Governor Ademola Adeleke, has mourned the passing of ex Super Eagles coach, High Chief Adegboye Onigbinde.
osun.life reports that Onigbinde died on Monday evening at the age of 88 years.
Adeleke in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Tuesday, described Onigbinde’s death as “painful and devastating.”
The statement commiserated with the people of Modakeke, his hometown, and Nigeria’s football community for the loss, noting the football expert’s “exceptional life contributions, particularly in the growth and development of football in Nigeria and Africa.”
The governor further said the death of the ex-Super Eagles coach, who took the team to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan/Korea, has denied Nigeria the service of a resourceful football administrator.
He condoled the immediate family of the deceased, the Ogunsua and people of Modakeke, the football community in Nigeria and Africa, and “everyone impacted by the passing of the accomplished football trainer, urging everyone touched by this loss to honour his memory by sustaining the legacy of touching lives.”
The statement partly read, “It is with a heart filled with pain that I offer my condolences to the Ogunsua and the people of Modakeke over the passing of one of its illustrious sons, High Chief Festus Adegboye Onigbinde.
“While he was alive, High Chief Onigbinde dedicated himself to shaping futures, using his knowledge of football to groom talents into stars in the arena of football,” Governor Adeleke was quoted to have said in a condolence message.
“His loss will leave a big void not just on the pitch but in his hometown, where his contributions over the years have uplifted dreams and shaped the economic direction of his people. High Chief Onigbinde’s development of Nigeria’s football development will linger in memories for generations.”
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