A former coach of the Golden Eaglets, Godwin Izilein, says the death of the National Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Shuaibu Amodu, is a mystery to him.
The former Super Eagles chief coach was pronounced dead Saturday morning in Benin.
Izilein said on Saturday in Benin that he was with Amodu until about 9 p.m. on Friday, and they had agreed to meet again by 10 a.m. on Saturday.
The coach, who wept while speaking said: “I don’t just know what is happening anymore. We were together last night and he complained of nothing. “He was hale and hearty. I got him a driver and he was happy with it.
I even went with him to the Commissioner of Police’s office to sort out some family issues last night. “He only said he was hungry and I told him to go home to eat while I left for home too. It was then we agreed to meet again this morning with the driver I got him.
“I was woken up this morning by a call from his brother that they didn’t know what was happening to Amodu.
“I rushed to the Central Hospital and searched all the wards but did not find him, only for me to be told his lifeless body was in the morgue of Stella Obasanjo Hospital.
“I am in a trance. Amodu was a great guy. Seeing his body in the mortuary is a confirmation that he is gone.
“My greatest pain or fear now is what is going to happen to the family. Amodu was more than a friend to me,” he wailed.
The former Super Eagles chief coach was pronounced dead Saturday morning in Benin.
Izilein said on Saturday in Benin that he was with Amodu until about 9 p.m. on Friday, and they had agreed to meet again by 10 a.m. on Saturday.
The coach, who wept while speaking said: “I don’t just know what is happening anymore. We were together last night and he complained of nothing. “He was hale and hearty. I got him a driver and he was happy with it.
I even went with him to the Commissioner of Police’s office to sort out some family issues last night. “He only said he was hungry and I told him to go home to eat while I left for home too. It was then we agreed to meet again this morning with the driver I got him.
“I was woken up this morning by a call from his brother that they didn’t know what was happening to Amodu.
“I rushed to the Central Hospital and searched all the wards but did not find him, only for me to be told his lifeless body was in the morgue of Stella Obasanjo Hospital.
“I am in a trance. Amodu was a great guy. Seeing his body in the mortuary is a confirmation that he is gone.
“My greatest pain or fear now is what is going to happen to the family. Amodu was more than a friend to me,” he wailed.
