By : Chuks Ogbu
In life their are people who are skilled in their chosen profession and their are others who are skilled and at same time also blessed with the gift of “the golden touch”.
The world of coaching in Nigerian football is not an exception, in it their are enigmas who have traversed the terrain of coaching with series of successes. Such a man is Coach Samson David Unuanel.
Coach Unuanel is a typical example of a modern day hardworking tactician. Born on the 24th day of December in 1964, coach Unuanel had his professional playing career from 1978 to 1990, he played for teams like Water Corporation FC of Oshogbo, Steel Rolling Mill of Oshogbo, NEPA FC of Oshogbo, Niger Tornadoes of Minna and also represented the Oyo State team.
After bagging his coaching certificates from reputable coaching institutions locally and Internationally, including one from the famous HENEEFF Sports school in Germany, The 58 year old who has a CAF B coaching license and a CAF preliminary coaching license, went into coaching and has worked in some reputable football clubs and national teams in Nigeria teams like Ocean Boys, Enyimba FC, Kwara United, Niger Tornadoes, Sunshine Stars, National under 20 team (The Flying Eagles), the senior female national team (The Super Falcons).
Coach Unuanel has also tasted some laurels as well, he won the 2009/2010 NPFL title and the NPFL Super 4 title with Enyimba ( as an assistant to Okey Emordi), he promoted Prime FC of Oshogbo to the Top-flight in 2006 and also did Same to Kwara United in 2015.
Coach Unuanel is also renowned for his knack for discovering raw talents in the game and molding them to gold. So many top Players locally and Internationally passed through his tutelage.
Coach Samson David Unuanel is a tested and proven manager who blessed with the “touch of gold”.
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