World
soccer ruling body, FIFA has again applauded the immense contribution of
the
Nigeria’s foremost football technocrat, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde to the
development
of the round leather game globally.
This was
contained in a letter of commendation dated August 20, 2012 and signed
by Jerome
Valcke, FIFA secretary general addressed to the former Super Eagles
handler.
The
letter reads “the FIFA president will like to take this opportunity to
express
our gratitude for all the work that you have accomplished as a member of
a FIFA
standing committee,”
“As a
sign of appreciation, please accept this pennant (attached) as a piece
of
memorabilia. Thanks to committed and loyal people like you, we have been
able
to progress and develop the beautiful game,”
Showering
praises of the Modakeke high Chief, FIFA boss prayed for success of
Onigbinde
in both professional and private level.
Onigbinde
became a member of the Technical Committee of Federation Internationale
De
Football Association (FIFA) in1994 and rose to become Technical advisor.
He was a
member of the Technical Study Groups at Finals of FIFA Competitions
namely 1997
Youth World Championships in Malaysia, 1998 World Cup Competition in
France,
1999 Female World Cup Competition in the USA, 2003 World Youth
Championships in
United Arab Emirate (UAE) and 2009 U-17 World Cup Competition – Nigeria
2009
It is
recalled that Onigbinde joined the Cofederation Africaine De Football
(CAF) in 1988
as a member of Technical Development Committee, and later became a
Technical
Instructor.
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