Ndubuisi Egbo

Ndubuisi Emmanuel Egbo (born 25 July 1973) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former player. Quotes I played for Julius Berger in 1998 before moving to Al Masry of Port Said, Egypt, where I played for three seasons. At the expiration of my contract I joined FK Tirana, a move that was initiated by President Al Masry, who was also the helmsman at the club in Albania. That was how I came 2001 to play for FK Tirana which is the same team I have led to the league title this season. I was there as a goalkeeper between 2001 and 2004 and we won also the League, the Cup and the Super Cup in those years. “I hung my boots in 2011 to go into coaching and got my goalkeeping license and the UEFA A license. In 2013-14 I got my UEFA Pro license and became head coach of FK Bylis in the Albanian Super League. In 2014-15, Halili invited me to join his team as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach. When the second coach was sacked over poor result the club president preferred I took over the team. We were in the eighth position out of 10 teams and had to play in the playoffs to retain our topflight status. I was skeptical but the president forced me to take the offer. I took the team through it. We won our opening three games and I was given the opportunity to continue the job. We played 24 games and we won about 20 out of it. We lost three and drew one. It became a record and we were able to win the Albanian League for the first time in 11 years. We were unbeaten in the opening 17 games before we lost in the 18th game of the season. No coach or any team has done that in over 30 years in Albania. The key factor is God Almighty that made it possible for me to achieve the success and to also break some records. The challenges are many in a team with close to 30 players we will have players with different traits and mindsets. You have to possess the wisdom, knowledge and understanding to be able to manage them. The managerial skill that God endowed on me was among the factors that did a lot of things for me. Language is a very huge hurdle. I know how to speak Albanian language and I am also like a citizen of the country. I have the Albanian passport and the European passport. It makes it easier when you can speak the language of the country you are. It is a big hurdle being an African in Europe. Some people are jealous of your achievements and may be scheming for your downfall. You have to be closer to God and not believe in your own idea or work that you do. I am a fighter and will like to push through whatever I lay my hands upon with God’s support. I have developed a thick skin to face all opposition. The more they seek my fall the more I’m motivated to work harder and overcome my challenges. NDUBUISI EGBO: I was afraid to take up tirana challenge, August 16 2020 External links Category:1973 births Category:Soccer players from Nigeria Category:Living people Category:Football (soccer) coaches