President Bola Tinubu has received the news of the passing of one of Nigeria’s finest football coaches, Sebastian Broderick-Imasuen, with a heavy heart, says presidential aide Ajuri Ngelale.
“Tinubu celebrates the football icon who brought hope and inspired national pride by his industry, devotion, and diligence on and off the pitch, describing him as a true Nigerian hero,” Mr Ngelal said in a statement on Sunday.
Mr Broderick-Imasuen, a footballer-turned-coach, led Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to victory at the inaugural FIFA U-16 World Championship in China in 1985.
According to the statement, the president sympathised with the Imasuen family, the football community, the government of Edo, and all those who mourn the loss while praying for the repose of the soul of the dearly departed.
(NAN)