Ex-Super Falcons Head Coach, Ismaila Mabo, buried in Jos

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The funeral rites of the former coach of the Super Falcons, Ismaila Mabo, were held on Monday in Jos, Plateau State capital.

Mabo died after a protected illness at the age of 80.

Mabo was the head coach of the senior 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-finals of the World Cup, the team’s best ever result.

Early announcement of his death was made by Najib Mabo, his son, in a Facebook post on Monday.

“Innalillahi wainna illaihi rajiun. Our father, Chief Coach Alhaji Ismailia Mabo is gone. May his soul rest in peace. Ameen,” the post read.

According to the family, Mabo died in the early hours of the day at his residence in Jos, Plateau State.

Mabo is widely considered the Falcons’ most successful head coach after leading the team to the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup where the team reached the quarterfinals — Nigeria’s best-ever performance at the competition.

Prior to that, he also led the Falcons to their first-ever African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) win, scoring 28 goals and none conceded to lift the maiden edition of the competition in Ijebu Ode.