Justine Madugu Quotes
born 1964 Nigeria
Justin Pwanidi Madugu (born 19 January 1964) is a Nigerian football manager and official. He is the current manager of the Nigeria women's team.
- Nigeria
- Sportspeople
19 quotes
But now it is the football man that is looked up to, to support the family.
Our long-term goal is to close the gap with the world’s best.
The dream was always alive - even when no one believed.
When you make players believe in what you’re doing, magic happens.
When you defend and you regain possession, what do you do? You attack …
Discipline was non-negotiable, but we created an atmosphere where they could talk, trust, and grow.
But for us, as Africans, as Nigerians, we love expressing ourselves [on the pitch] …
I’m just focused on delivering wherever I’m asked to serve. It’s not a do-or-die thing.
We must believe in ourselves. We must believe in our abilities.
We tried to simplify everything. Before training, we’d handle theory. In training, we executed.
When we were given this task, we knew it was huge, we weren’t just representing ourselves.
Because of my involvement in football, I was seen as an unserious person by my family.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Justine Madugu (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.