BREAKING: Ex Nigerian coach is dead

A former Nigerian coach is dead.

Former assistant coach of Senior Women’s national team, the Super Falcons, and the Under 17 national team, the Golden Eaglets, Mudasiru Yusuf, is dead.

Yusuf died in a private hospital in Osogbo, on Saturday .

The media Officer of Osun United Football Club, Tajudeen Amodu confirmed it.

In a condolence message sent by the media Officer, behalf of the management, players, and coaching crew of Osun United, stated that the late Yusuf retired as the Football Head Coach, Osun State Sports Council in the year 2017 after serving for 25 years.

“He was a former Super Falcons and Eaglets assistant coach. He was an assistant to Coach Jossy Lad at the 2007 All African Games in Algiers which Nigeria Super Falcons won. Yusuf was with Falcons between 2007-2009.

“He was also an assistant coach to Monday Osigwe when he handled Golden Eaglets in 2009. Yusuf started as an assistant to Amodu Shuaibu at BCC Lions of Gboko in 1988 through 1990,” the condolence message read.

Former Coach Yusuf was buried in his residence in Osogbo earlier on Sunday.