His death was confirmed by his family on Monday in a statement released by Bolade Adesuyi.
The statement read, “With great gratitude to God for a life well spent, we announce the passing of this great man, a Modakeke High Chief, the first indigenous Nigerian Super Eagles football coach, father, husband, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, High Chief Festus Adegboye Onigbinde.
“We thank God for the fulfilled life and your contributions to the Nigerian nation and the world as an unequalled football coach.”
The family added that details of his burial arrangements will be announced later.
Adegboye Onigbinde led Nigeria to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan.
He had earlier managed the national team, then known as the Green Eagles, from 1982 to 1984.
Years later, he returned to lead the team again in 2002 after taking over from the late coach Shuaibu Amodu.
During the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations, Onigbinde helped Nigeria reach the final, where the team lost 3–1 to Cameroon.
Aside from coaching, he also worked as a technical instructor for the Confederation of African Football and FIFA, contributing to football development across the continent.
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