By Aderonke Ojo
… Charges team to wake up from slumber
The newly appointed interim Technical Manager of Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin Coach Baldwin Bazuaye, MON has begun work with the club as he supervised the Tuesday morning training session.
The ex-international and Executive Director in the Edo State Sports Commission board acted in a swift response to the call by the Edo State Sports Commission Chairman Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele to hold forth as the head of the Technical crew of the Benin Arsenals while the head coach Greg Ikhenoba served his suspension.
Addressing the players and officials of the club, Coach Baldwin Bazuaye charged them to wake up from their slumber and be alive to their responsibility to deliver on their mandate which is to bring entertainment and excitement of victories to their proprietors and fans.
” I am in the saddle here for a temporary time and to help manage the situation pending when the issues that led to the suspension of your head coach are resolved.
I have been given the responsibility to lead this team temporarily, please,I need the cooperation of everybody. We must do everything to start getting results and get out of the present situation. If there are any grievances and unresolved issues, please drop them. As for our players, discipline must be your watchword. You must prove your Coach right and justified for bringing you here. We must wake up and everybody should know his responsibilities.” Bazuaye said.
Coach Bazuaye told the players and officials that discipline and cooperation is what they need as a team to succeed. He stated that no employer will be happy to invest a lot and not getting results.
The Executive Chairman, Edo State Sports Commission Hon Amadin Desmond Enabulele has approved the suspension of the Head Coach of Bendel Insurance Football Club Greg Ikhenoba on Monday evening with immediate effect.
Honourable Enabulele immediately directed Coach Baldwin Bazuaye,MON to hold forth as the Head of the technical crew of the Premier league club till further notice.
The Edo State Sports Commission boss took the decision following the poor performance of Bendel Insurance Football Club in the current season after losing their last home match 1-0 to Nasarawa United in the match day seven of the Nigeria Premier Football League at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium on Saturday.
2025-10-07