Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has commiserated with the board, management, staff and players of Lobi Stars Football Club, over the death of their technical adviser, Solomon Ogbeide.
Ogbeide died on Monday after slumping.
Ortom, in a statement on Wednesday by his spokesman, Terver Akase, described the late Ogbeide as ‘humble’ and ‘hardworking’.
“The governor described the death of Ogbeide as a painful loss, not only for his family and Lobi Stars, but also the entire state and country at large,” the statement said.
Ortom said the deceased’s time as Lobi Stars’ technical adviser “brought several success stories to the state among which were the club’s emergence as winners of last season’s Nigerian Premier League trophy and its qualification for the group stage of the 2018/2019 CAF Champions League.”
He also condoled with the government and people of Edo, the home state of the late coach and prayed God to grant the deceased eternal rest and his family the strength to bear the loss.
Ogbeide won the last NPL with Lobi Stars and qualified the club for the group stage of the 2018/2019 CAF Champions League.
