Coach Musa Abdullahi dies, NFF mourns

Former assistant coach of the Super Eagles and handler of the
national U-17 team, Coach Musa Abdullahi has passed on
after his battle with stroke and was buried.
The death of the coach according to the Assistant Director Me­
dia of the NFF, Ademola Olajire occurred yesterday in his
home town in Kogi State where he had relocated to after he
had stroke.
Reacting to the news of his death, the NFF stated: “This is ter­
rible news,” began NFF President Amaju Pinnick, who spoke on
telephone from Equatorial Guinea where he is on official duty
for the Confederation of African Football at the 30th Africa Cup
of Nations finals.
“Coach Musa Abdullahi was known by all who came across
him as a gentleman to the core, a very humble, highly
dedicated and tireless professional who had real passion for
the job. He was just a likeable person in every respect.
“We feel very, very sad to lose him but God loves him more
and he has gone to rest. Our prayer is for Almighty God to
grant him peaceful rest and also grant the family he has left
behind the fortitude to bear the huge loss,” Pinnick stated.
The ever-smiling Musa Abdullahi assisted Coach Fanny Amun
to lead the U-17 National Team to a second FIFA U-17 World
Cup title in Japan in 1993, before leading the team, several
years later, to win the African title in Seychelles in 2001 and
win silver at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago
the same year. He also served at different times as Assistant
Coach of the Senior National Team, Super Eagles.