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, in my sports column, I wished Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq were a governor or a sports minister or close enough to the President to influence sports development in the country. I wrote so in confidence based on the respect I had developed for him for his knowledge and passion for sports. And two years ago, I couldn’t help writing the piece below when, on the eve of his birthday. our chat was all about sports.
Immediately Stephen Keshi got the Eagles coaching job in November 2011 he searched for two people. They were Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and Noel Okorougo. There are people who always do a lot behind the scene. They are not loud. They work silently and achieve results that many would attribute to some “noise makers.” Noel was the sports financier who also marketed Nigeria to earn a fat Nike contract shortly after the USA ’94 World Cup. But he did a lot more for Nigerian football behind the scene. Many players at that time would easily attribute their success to the leads Noel exposed them to. Abdulrahman was another silent worker.
So I was surprised to see a Nigerian who came to watch the Nations Cup that Nigeria was not part of. He must love the game. I approached him, and we discussed. It did not take a long time for me to note the passion in him. He was also at France ’98 World Cup, but my trips to different cities of France in pursuit of stories did not make it possible for us to meet.
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