By Abbas Yakubu Yaura
Tsohon kocin Manchester United da Leicester Frank O’Farrell ya mutu yana da shekaru 94 a duniya, kamar yadda aka sanar a ranar Litinin.
Tsohon dan wasan na Ireland ya jagoranci kungiyar Leicester zuwa wasan karshe na cin Kofin FA a Shekarar 1969, wanda Manchester City ta sha kashi a hannun ta a tsawon shekaru uku da ya yi yana jan ragamar Foxes.
Amma an fi saninsa da mutumin da ya gaji Matt Busby a matsayin kocin United a shekarar 1971, koda yake mulkinsa na Old Trafford ya wuce watanni 18 kacal.
Bayan fara wasa mai kyau a Old Trafford, lokacin da United ke kan gaba a gasar, Red Devils ta yi rashin nasara, inda ta kare kakar wasan a matsayi na takwas.
An kori O’Farrell a watan Disambar shekarar 1972 tare da United ta uku daga kasa a matakin Ingila sannan kuma Tommy Docherty ya maye gurbinsa.
Daga baya ya jagoranci Cardiff, tawagar kasar Iran da kungiyar Al-Shaab ta Hadaddiyar Daular Larabawa.
“Kowa a Manchester United ya yi matukar bakin ciki da sanin cewa tsohon kocinmu, Frank O’Farrell, ya mutu,” in ji United a shafin yanar gizon su.
Leicester ta kuma yi godiya ga tsohon shugaban nasu.
“Abin bakin ciki ne da kulob din ya samu labarin cewa tsohon manaja Frank O’Farrell ya rasu a ranar 6 ga watan Maris, 2022, yana da shekaru 94,” in ji kulob din.
“Tunanin kowa da kowa a kungiyar kwallon kafa ta Leicester City yana tare da dangi da abokan Frank a wannan lokacin bakin ciki.”
AFP