President Muhammadu Buhari sent his condolences to the late Nigerian coach Ismaila Mabo's family, friends, and colleagues after learning of his passing on Monday, March 13, in the morning.

On Monday morning, the news of the death of the former Super Falcons coach who led the team to the World Cup is announced to the nation's football community.

Mabo reportedly fought a serious illness for weeks before passing away at the age of 80 and leaving behind children and grandchildren.

But later that evening in Jos, Plateau State, a large group of football officials gathered to bury the deceased grassroots football strategist.

According to the report on Punch, Buhari prayed that the soul of the departed one finds favour infront of his Creator. Statement from the Presidency “Mabo was also a legendary footballer in the domestic league, making his mark as a player and captain of Mighty Jets of Jos and also representing the country as a formidable central defender with the Green Eagles.

“As the head coach of the Nigeria women’s national team at the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics, the President believes that Mabo’s legacy will live on in the players and the coaches that came in contact with him during his career, as well as the young athletes that will draw inspiration from his managerial abilities in the years to come.

“The President prays that the memory of the departed will be a blessing to those who mourn.”

We remember our pioneer @NGSuper_Falcons coach Ismaila Mabo, who passed away today at the age of 80. He won the first official @CAFwomen's Afcon in 1998 and led Nigeria to a @FIFAWWC quarterfinal at USA 1999. Our condolences to his family and 🇳🇬women's football community. pic.twitter.com/oJp0CfzGxB— NWFL (@TheNWFL) March 13, 2023

Vincent Enyeama named greatest goalie Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Nigerian legend Vincent Enyeama was named as the greatest African goalkeeper of all-time by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

There is no doubt about the fact that Enyeama was an excellent goalkeeper during his active playing days considering his achievement in the national team, Super Eagles.

Enyeama was in goal for Nigeria in their campaign at the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa which they won.