Pay me off, sacked Sunshine coach tells Ondo govt
Peter Dada, Akure
The owner of Premier League club, Sunshine Stars, Ondo State Government, on Tuesday fired the coach of the team Duke Udi.
Henry Abiodun, technical director of
the Akure side, was asked by the state government to replace the
former Super Eagles midfielder, who saved the team from relegation after
he joined them from Osun United last season.
In a statement by the Commissioner for
Sports and Youth Development in the state, Mr. Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, the
state government said Udi was sacked over alleged “ misconduct and
insubordinationt”.
The statement read in part, “ Following a
letter received from the management board of the Ondo State Football
Agency on misconduct and insubordination of the head coach of the
Sunshine Stars, Duki Udi, the management board and the Ministry of
Youth and Sports at a joint meeting today (Tuesday) agreed that the
coach should step aside with effect from today and the technical
director of the team coach Henry Abiodun should lead the team.”
However, Udi told our correspondent on
the telephone that he was not aware of his sacking, insisting he is
still with the team.
The former Spain-based player said, “If
it is so, that is no problem. I have a one-year contract with the team
and if anybody is asking me to leave, they must respect my contract and
pay me my money.
“Leaving is not a problem. I just left
training and nobody told me anything like that but if stepping aside is
the next thing, they have to pay me because I have a one-year contract
still running.”
Sunshine are 17th in the Premier
League table, with 13 points from 12 matches. They face Yobe Desert
Stars on Sunday in Akure.
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