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Published 9 January 2021
Ndubuisi Egbo, the first African coach to win a topflight league in Europe and play in the UCL, talks about his challenges despite his heroics in Albania, his dismissal by the club, racism, and his desire to fulfil Pele’s prophesy for African football in this session with Kick and Follow, a PUNCH Online TV sports programme on Friday. Correspondent EBENEZER BAJELA monitored the interview
You made history as the first African to lead a European team Tirana to a topflight league title in Albania last season. How difficult was it achieving that feat?
I would say it was a dream accomplished because I’m someone who has been fighting for years for African coaches to be recognised, especially in Europe. That was my dream when I finished playing football and went into coaching because I wanted to give back to the society the experiences that I had garnered and also learning from the best. I was coached by wonderful coaches starting f