‘Shuaibu Amodu Died Of Frustration'- Cousin

                                       

   Four-time Super Eagles coach, Shuaibu Amodu was buried according to Islamic rites on Saturday, June 11, 2016, the same day that he passed away in his sleep in Benin City in Southern Nigeria.

Amodu was the only man to have qualified for two World Cup finals was buried in his home town, Okpella in Edo State, on Saturday evening  on Saturday, June 11, 2016, the same day he he passed away in his sleep.

Islamic prayers were read as Amodu was laid to rest wrapped in a traditional white shroud (kafan) an buried in a wooden coffin in accordance with his last wishes.

The funeral ceremony was officiated by Ahmed Shehu, an Islamic cleric who described Amodu as a “great son of Okpelle”.

“Shuaibu [Amodu] was only here on earth for a short time but made a great impact,” Shehu said. “His journey ends here but not his memories because he died a great son of Okpella.

Later on,a cousin of Shuaibu Amodu, Ankari Afegbua reveals that the deceased was being owed money by the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, and the Edo State government. The debt was a huge source of frustration for Shuaibu, Afegbua maintains.

Afegbua, a legal practitioner claims that he was with Amodu through out Friday and was privy to information that the NFF owed Shuaibu substantial amounts of money which made it difficult for him to care for his immediate family.