Omokaro Beats Tunde Sanni, Three Others to Emerge Osun United's Head Coach


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Omokaro Beats Tunde Sanni, Three Others to Emerge Osun United's Head Coach

By Tajudeen Amodu

Ex-international Bright Omokaro on Tuesday, 15th October, 2019 emerged as the coach of Osun United after the screening conducted by the management of the club for five shortlisted coaches.

Omokaro beat two ex-handlers of the Omoluabi Giants, Bayo Adesina and Sina Afolabi, as well as former Kwara United Gaffer, Tunde Sanni and Agbana Ademola of Ekiti United for the exalted hot seat of the club.

The 3sc and Delta Force Coach led in the interview conducted by the management and replaced Samson Unuanel, whose contract expired after the end of 2019 Nigeria National League season.

Omokaro who played together with Osun United's President, Chief Ademola Adesina in Maroc '88, captained Green Eagles to win a silver medal in the tournament.

The professional career of Omokaro, who started his footballing journey from New National Bank, Benin City, spanned for over 12 years and he also starred for Bendel Insurance, Asec Mimosa, ACB, Abiola Babes before he called it quit with 3sc in 1996. He won Nigeria National Division One League with NNB as well as WAFU cup, Then CAF Cup with 3sc and made over 43 appearances for the Nigeria National team, where he featured in two African Cup of Nations.

The former technical adviser of Mighty Jets of Jos, who hails from Ovia Local Government area of Edo State, had a coaching training with Rayo Vallecano of Spain and possessed CAF C Coaching Licence.


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Osun United

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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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