Current Super Eagles assistant coach, Joseph Yobo has come out to describe late Shuaibu Amodu as Nigeria’s liberator during rocky times.
Yobo recently revealed that the deceased was simply the country’s rescuer whenever it found itself in a tight corner.
According to him, he was also a man with experience, technical capacity and man-management skills and this made him always end up as a saviour once called upon.
He added that his death was devastating and it was a more terrible experience because he just finished mourning Keshi.
His words, “He was Nigeria’s go-to when there was a problem. When the Super Eagles’ boat was rocky, the only person we could count on from the ministry down to the federation was Amodu and he comes to deliver,”
“On that note, he was Nigeria’s go-to who comes in to steady a rocky situation.
“That only happens with a man with experience, technical capacity and man-management skills to be able to do that.”
On his death, “I was devastated,”
“You can’t quantify the pain that someone feels when you lose someone you are close to. The one of Amodu after losing Keshi was more hurtful.
“I was at my lowest point at that period because I hadn’t finished mourning Keshi. I cried like a baby because he was a father-figure to me.
“After I lost my dad, if there was anyone who would advise me about football and life, it was Amodu and a little bit of Augustine Eguavoen.”
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