Nigeria’s World Cup Coach Inducted Into Hall Of Fame In America

It was an evening of unparalleled celebration as Nigerian born American coach, Terry Babatunde Eguaoje grew to become an inductee into the Kennesaw State College Corridor of Fame over the weekend.

A double Doctorate holder, the Edo state born soccer tactician was an assistant coach for the 2003 NCAA Division II Nationwide Championship profitable staff of the Kennesaw State College Ladies’s Soccer Group, an unprecedented feat within the historical past of the establishment.

The founding father of Soccer Coaches Affiliation of Nigeria (FCAAN) was additionally extremely acknowledged on the KSU Convocational Middle at halftime in the course of the KSU vs. Furman soccer sport on Saturday, September 16.

“It’s all the time good to be acknowledged, particularly for one thing that you’re very enthusiastic about,” expressed Dr. Eguaoje.

“We had an ideal staff. Due to the gamers for his or her dedication to the staff and the efforts that they put out every season. Additionally, because of Rob King, the pinnacle coach, for believing in me as a younger coach and for including me to his employees. My household and I’ll take pleasure in this second”, a visibly delighted Eguaoje concluded.

Dr Babatunde Eguaoje, the Nigeria Soccer Federation Guide on Teaching, was an Assistant Coach of the Tremendous Eagles to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroun in 2021 and solely a month in the past, was the Assistant Coach and Match Reader of the Tremendous Falcons on the 2023 FIFA Ladies World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Dr Terry Babatunde Eguaoje is a Coach Educator and Teacher Educator for US Soccer Federation and a Guide on Teaching with the Nigeria Soccer Federation. He’s a proud holder of dozens of teaching certifications which incorporates however not restricted to the UEFA A Soccer Teaching Licence.

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