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Nigerian Coach Becomes First African To Win European League Title

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BEVERLY HILLS, July 21, (THEWILL) – Former Super Eagles goalkeeper and Head Coach of Tirana FC of Albania, Emmanuel Ndubuisi Egbo, has become the first African and Nigerian to guide a European side to win a title after he led Tirana to clinch the 2019/20 Albanian Super Lig title last weekend.

THEWILL reports that Egbo was appointed as head coach of Tirana when the team was in the 8th position but he turned things around, guiding the team to win their first title in 11 years.

Tirana became champions after collecting 69 points from 34 matches, seven points ahead of second-placed Kukesi.

“I was happy we emerged champions of the league. I wasn’t following the statistics, it was when people were talking about it that I realized the enormity of what we have achieved.

“When I left the club as a player and they saw what I was doing with other teams in the course of my goalkeeping coaching career and I was invited also to come because they know that I have the mentality, character, personality and philosophy that the team need and I was given the opportunity from the goalkeeping coach to the assistant coach before they asked me to take over as the head coach,” he told social media platform, NSM.

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THEWILL reports that Egbo was a member of the Super Eagles team in the 2000 and 2002 AFCON in Mali. He was also the second choice goalkeeper behind Ike Shorunmu.

Egbo made 12 appearances for the Super Eagles. He also won silver and bronze medals at the 2000 and 2002 African cup of Nations respectively.

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