KF Tirana who are the reigning Albanian champions have sacked Nigerian coach Ndubuisi Egbo months after helping them to win the League title which was a big record in history.
Former Nigeria 🇳🇬 goalkeeper, Ndubuisi Egbo has been sacked as coach of Albanian side FK Tirana over poor run of form just less than four months after he led them to the league title in the 2019/20 season.#AfricaSoccerZone #ASZ pic.twitter.com/bRyb62fOa6
— Africa Soccer Zone (@AfricaSoccer_zn) November 13, 2020
The ongoing League season in Albania has not been rosy for KF Tirana which made the management of the club to decide on firing the Nigerian coach.
Playing 11 games in all competitions, Tirana only managed to win three which the club’s chiefs considered as not a good one.
Egbo guided Tirana to win their first League title in a decade and became the first African coach to achieve the feat.
According to the report on GOAL, Egbo has appreciated the Albania side for the chance given to him to work with them and also wished the side good luck in future.
“I would like to thank the club for the opportunity to serve, which helped me become the first African to win a European title and end up managing in the Uefa Champions League and the Europa League.
“I don’t have any regrets or disappointment because I gave the maximum and the team did likewise, so I remain grateful to God for what we achieved and accomplished together.”
Egbo was a goalkeeper during his active playing career and he also played 157 games for Tirana before he became a coach. The 47-year-old had 12 appearances for the Super Eagles and scored one goal as a goalkeeper.
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