The Management of Plateau United Football Club of Jos has received with shock and grief the news of the demise of former Super Falcons Coach, Samaila Mabo, who joined his ancestors in the early hours of Monday 13th March, 2023 after a protected illness.
According to a statement by the Media Officer of the Club, Albert Dakup , described the death as a great loss not only to the state , but Nigeria as a whole in view of his invaluable contributions to the growth of female football in the country and the world at large.
The late Coach Mabo who was the pioneer Head Coach of the Super Falcons , took the senior female national team to the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games , a record yet to be equalled by his successors.
“We are saddened by the passing away of coach Samaila Mabo. He impacted positively on female football in Plateau State and Nigeria and the vacuum he left behind will be difficult to fill” the statement said.
The Statement urged the family to accept Coach Mabo’s death in good faith, stressing that one cannot question the will of God and prayed for the repose of his soul.
The late Coach Samaila Mabo played for the Mighty Jets Football Club of Jos and the Super Eagles before venturing into Coaching where he became the pioneer Super Falcons Head Coach that led the team to the maiden edition of the female World Cup held in China.
Until his demise, he was the Board Chairman of the Plateau State Sports Council, Jos.
His remains have since been committed to mother earth in Jos, Plateau State.
May his soul rest in peace!
