The Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung has charged the National Committee for the State Funeral of the fallen Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi to document the life history of the football legend, who died on June 8, as a reference for the younger generation.
The minister gave the charge when he inaugurated the committee on Friday in Abuja.
“This event is significant because apart from formally starting the burial ceremonies, it also signals government’s commitment under President Muhammadu Buhari to honour its sporting heroes both living and dead,” Dalung stated.
“No sacrifice for this country will go unrewarded. When someone dies in this country, his history is forgotten. I don’t want this committee to allow this to happen. In writing the history of Keshi, it should be well-documented. The essence of this committee is to try to bring the complete life record of Keshi for people to study. It is not for us to change it. We want it written the way he was.
“We want the young ones to know Keshi as he was and study his life and times. There are people who will be inspired reading about what he did. His contributions as a player, captain and coach should be well-documented because they all have different contributions to help in the development of young people.”
Keshi’s elder brother and member of the committee Ambassador Joe Keshi thanked the Federal Government for constituting the committee for the burial of the late coach.
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