Former Falconets head coach Daniel Evumena is dead.
POLITICS NIGERIA learned of Evumena’s passing on Wednesday morning.
The late tactician was Nigeria’s boss at the 2008 FIFA Women’s U20 World Cup in Chile. In the tournament, Nigeria reached the quarterfinals, losing out to France.
Apart from coaching a national side, Evumena was a former Head Coach of Nigeria Women’s Football League giants, Delta Queens.
This newspaper learned that Dan Evumena died after a battle with an undisclosed illness.
The late sportsman was also a government employee. In 2021, he retired from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
Until his death, the deceased was the Chairman of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association – Delta State Chapter.
