Newly appointed Bendel Insurance coverage Technical Supervisor, Coach Kennedy Boboye, has formally resumed duties with the Benin Arsenals, taking cost of his first coaching session on the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin Metropolis.
The 2-time Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) title-winning coach — who led Plateau United and Akwa United to previous league triumphs — wasted no time in setting the tone for his tenure, emphasizing self-discipline, teamwork, and a renewed sense of goal inside the squad.
Throughout his first handle to gamers and workers, Boboye urged everybody to place the membership’s curiosity and that of the Edo State Authorities above private good points, noting that collective accountability was the one path to reviving the staff’s fortunes.
“We should all be alive to our duties and imbibe the tradition of mutual respect to awaken staff spirit and successful mentality,” Boboye said. “I’ve been introduced in to handle and take the membership out of the present state of affairs, however I can’t do it alone. I would like everybody’s cooperation.”
The brand new gaffer additionally challenged his gamers to remain constructive and deal with securing victory of their subsequent fixture — a vital residence conflict towards Rivers United subsequent week — which is able to mark his first recreation in cost.
Boboye expressed gratitude to the membership’s administration and workers for his or her heat reception, pledging to function an inclusive system that values each member of the staff.
His appointment comes on the heels of the suspension of former head coach Greg Ikhenoba, following a disappointing begin to the NPFL season that noticed Insurance coverage lose 1-0 at residence to Nasarawa United on Matchday 7.
With Bendel Insurance coverage languishing beneath expectations, followers in Benin shall be hoping that Boboye’s arrival sparks the turnaround wanted to revive the delight of the historic membership.
