Dan Evumena, former coach of falconets, Nigeria’s under 20 female football team, has passed away.
Evumena died after a brief illness at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Asaba, Imo state.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), while confirming the development on Wednesday, January 11, expressed “deep sorrow” over his death, The Sun reports.
The NFF general secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said that, “The news of Dan Evumena’s death is too hard to take. I am still in shock.
“He did well at club and national levels, and still had so much in his tank before death took him away.
“The death of every human being diminishes us, especially the death of every young person.
“He had his life in front of him. Our prayer is that the Almighty God will grant him eternal life and also grant those he has left behind, particularly his family, the fortitude to bear the big loss,” he added.
Evumena served as the assistant coach of the super falcons before his upliftment as head coach of the U-20 female football team.
As the head coach of the falconets, he steered the team to the quarter finals of the FIFA U-20 women’s world cup in 2008.
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