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Former Super Eagles head coach, Monday Sinclair, is dead. According to his family, the 88-year-old was pronounced dead around 3:15 pm on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. The legendary football coach has reportedly been fighting diabetes in recent years.
Before his time as coach, Sinclair played for the Green Eagles in the 1960s. He was known for discovering and training football talents at the grassroot level and mentoring the likes of Peter Rufai, Taribo West, Finidi George, and Idah Peterside, among others.
Sinclair’s coaching career began with the defunct Sharks FC of Rivers before moving to Niger Tonardoes, Enugu Rangers and Bayelsa United.
In 1997, he was appointed interim coach of the Super Eagles and served as head coach for the national team of Equatorial Guinea.
His death comes two weeks after Peter Rufai passed on after fighting a long-term illness.
In his tribute on Facebook, Peterside, a former mentee, described Sinclair as his “football father” and narrated how he shaped his career in the sport.
“He signed me to play for Sharks. Gave me my first match against the niger Tornadoes of Minna. The first day he saw me come to train with Sharks. He said My friend, are you a boxer? He said I was built like Tyson.
“From that day I found me a football father, I became very close to him and his family, with Puppa K as a very close brother.”
