No wahala, my people! Na as e be, Coach Steve Tikolo wey dey coach Nigeria senior men’s cricket team, Yellow Greens, don pack him load come out. Na after im last match wey happen for Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval for Lagos, dem give am better send-off wey show say everybody appreciate wetin e don do for cricket for Naija.
For three years wey Tikolo dey run the show, plenty good things don happen. Na so the team climb from 42nd position for ICC T20 rankings to 37th! Na serious improvement, no be small! Dem self don show say dem fit compete well well against teams from East Africa wey dem dey regard as sharper dan dem. Dat na big achievement!
Uyi Akpata, wey be the president of Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), talk plenty nice things about Tikolo. E no only talk about wetin dem achieve for pitch, but him talk say Tikolo don set better example for discipline and teamwork for the boys. “Steve, you don scatter our expectations! Na true MVP you be!” Akpata yarn.
Sylvester Okpe, wey be captain of the Yellow Greens, also gist dey express how Tikolo don impact everybody. “We don learn plenty things from coach. E no be just for cricket, but for life lessons too. Na wetin make our bond dey strong,” Okpe talk.
As for Tikolo, e no forget to appreciate the federation and the players for all the support wey dem show am. E say, “I go carry the sweet memories wey I don gather here go. I believe say una go continue to dey push and improve. No be all time we dey receive, sometimes we go give back.”
For those wey no sabi, Tikolo na big name for cricket world. E don represent Kenya for five ICC Cricket World Cups and e sabi how to score runs. Even when e play for the World Cup for 1996, him score 65 runs against India wey make everybody dey shout!
Wetin we go do now? As Tikolo don waka, na to wish am well and hope say the next coach go bring better vibes to the Yellow Greens. Make we dey watch dem as dem dey strive to carry Naija flag high! Abeg, make we raise our glasses to this sweet journey wey don begin! Cheers!
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