President Bola Tinubu said he received the news of the passing of one of Nigeria’s finest football coaches, Mr. Sebastian Brodericks-Imasuen, with a heavy heart.
Brodericks-Imasuen, a footballer-turned-coach, led Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to victory at the inaugural FIFA U-16 World Championship in China in 1985.
President Tinubu in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale said he celebrated 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.
The President sympathised with the Imasuen family, the football community, the government of Edo State, and all those who mourn this agonising loss while praying for the repose of the soul of the dearly departed. (Vanguard)