Former Nigerian International and Super Falcons Chief Coach, Alhaji Isma’ila Mabo, is dead.
Family sources confirmed he died in early hours of Monday at his residence in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, after a prolonged illness.
He is aged 78.
He was Super Falcons coach from 1999 to 2002.
He was the head coach of the Nigerian women’s national team at the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.
He led Nigeria to the quarter-final of the World Cup, the team’s best record ever at the global women’s football at USA ’99.
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