Time with coach Henry Makinde

[4/26, 8:58 PM] Usman: Good evening everyone.....it is a great pleasure to have in our mist..... Father ... mentor and teacher of the game.....coach Henry Makinde

[4/26, 9:08 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Good evening guys

[4/26, 9:09 PM] Usman: You are highly welcome to our mist sir....

[4/26, 9:10 PM] Usman: On behalf of the chairman, and other executive....we are proud of have you in our program tonight sir....

[4/26, 9:10 PM] Usman: Let me introduce the members here to you sir

[4/26, 9:10 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Thank you I appreciate

[4/26, 9:10 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Ok

[4/26, 9:11 PM] Usman: We are likewise lucky to have great men in the group sir

[4/26, 9:14 PM] Usman: Such as our head coach Kwara United, coach Brazil

Technical adviser.. Gombe United, coach Aliyu Zubair

Udala fc technical adviser, coach Folley

Coach Suleiman from Togo

National team, U-20 coach 

Coach Shuaib 

Kwara ladies coach

[4/26, 9:15 PM] Usman: We have great players from Enyimba international, such as Mr Bashir AbdulRahman...and Mr Alalade Wasiu

From Nassarawa United ,Omede Usman sir

[4/26, 9:15 PM] Usman: Please can you introduce yourself to your lover coach.....???

[4/26, 9:15 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Great Men you have here

[4/26, 9:16 PM] Usman Omede NASSARAWA United: Good day sir and u are welcome

[4/26, 9:18 PM] Usman: Over to you sir.... 

Please let us hear from you directly sir....

Please introduce yourself.........Sir

[4/26, 9:18 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Am coach Henry Makinwa

Technical Adviser Katsinal United FC.

Holder of UEFA pro coaching licence from Spanish football federation

[4/26, 9:20 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Ex professional player 

Retired 2010 after playing in portugal spain Scotland china Egypt.

Ex international with Nigeria

[4/26, 9:20 PM] Usman: Wow.... This is beautiful career sir

[4/26, 9:21 PM] Usman: When did you started your football career??

[4/26, 9:22 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: I started 1995 with concord DC Abeoluta then transferred to Iwuayanwi fc owerri the next year.

Then moved to Rayo Valle Cano spain 1997

[4/26, 9:23 PM] Usman: Ok

[4/26, 9:24 PM] Usman: And how was the journey from Spain to other top clubs sir

[4/26, 9:29 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Smooth. I moved from spain to portugal at vitoria setubal where I had wonderful time.

UEFA cup competition 

Scored goals and earned EU recognition.

3 years with setubal

1 year with Gil Vicente portugal

1 year with Farense in portugal.

I did very well in portugal then transfer to Rapid Bucharest in Romania where I won the league with them

[4/26, 9:30 PM] Usman: Wow

[4/26, 9:30 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: I later moved back to portugal for 1 season then was transferred to African Giants Alhyl fc Cairo where I won the league and super cup.

Wonderful time in cairo

[4/26, 9:31 PM] Usman: That is great sir

[4/26, 9:31 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Later moved to cyprus isreal Maccabi Tel Aviv china and finally scotland Gretna fc 2006/2007

[4/26, 9:31 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: I had fun in my playing career

[4/26, 9:32 PM] Usman: It was really a wonderful career......sir

[4/26, 9:32 PM] Usman: So, what motivate you to become a coach ???

[4/26, 9:34 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: I had a wonderful coach in setubal that motivated me to be a coach. Jorge Jesus

[4/26, 9:34 PM] Usman: Ok....

[4/26, 9:34 PM] Usman: That is a wonderful gesture from him.....

[4/26, 9:35 PM] Usman: Tell us sir, about your first experience as a coach sir??

[4/26, 9:35 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Yes

[4/26, 9:40 PM] Usman: And with which club????

[4/26, 9:44 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: My first esperience was in Spain with a Div. 4 team 

It was a memorable day

[4/26, 9:44 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Villanueva CD Madrid spain

[4/26, 9:46 PM] Usman: Alright coach

[4/26, 9:47 PM] Usman: Can you share the experience with us sir????

[4/26, 9:49 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: I got the Job through a friend.

And that was after my UEFA pro exams.

The Excitement of coaching coupled with how the players will react and the fans. We had great season and did wonderfully well till I got a job With ABS fc ilorin and I flew into the country to start

[4/26, 9:51 PM] Usman: That is great sir...

[4/26, 9:52 PM] Usman: So.....the journey with ABS FC.....sir

[4/26, 9:54 PM] Usman: ABS FC haa brought lots of great coaches from abroad, our Current Udala fc coach, And the current technical Adviser as well.....

So sir, how was your time with ABS FC ILORIN???

[4/26, 9:56 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: We secured promotion 

We played NPFL first round Excellent but second round was bad due to lack of cash backing

We got relegated.

All the first team players were sold

[4/26, 9:57 PM] Usman: This is serious.....

[4/26, 9:59 PM] Usman: Can you still remember these players sir

Bashir AbdulRahman

And 

Alalade Wasiu

What can you say about them coach

[4/26, 9:59 PM] Usman: I saw your comment about of one them....it was wonderful sir

[4/26, 9:59 PM] Usman: Do you miss them????

[4/26, 10:01 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Alalade was my player 

Great player and very unfortunate his injury 

He will be back.

Bashir Abdulraham a fantastic top 9 gentle giant

[4/26, 10:01 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Yes a lot

[4/26, 10:02 PM] Usman: What exactly do you miss about them coach.....

[4/26, 10:02 PM] Usman: Scoring of goals or attitude???

[4/26, 10:02 PM] Usman: Or interpretation of the game sir???

[4/26, 10:04 PM] Usman: *If any players have a question, please direct it to me privately*

Thanks

[4/26, 10:04 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Scoring

[4/26, 10:06 PM] Usman: Alright sir.....

[4/26, 10:07 PM] Usman: I read your interview sir, with Brila fm on coaching our national team.......

Are you still working toward that dream sir???

[4/26, 10:08 PM] Usman: With the kind of situation, the indigenous coaches do find themselves with national

[4/26, 10:09 PM] Usman: With the believe that out NFF gives foreigners free hands to work....but makes it hard for our own people.....

Will you still be interested in the job?

[4/26, 10:09 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Am hoping to get a chance

[4/26, 10:10 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: I came to Nigerian football having my objective as a national team call up

[4/26, 10:10 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Things will improve

[4/26, 10:11 PM] Usman: By his grace sir .... Ameen

[4/26, 10:12 PM] Usman: Why is it difficult for our players here in Nigeria to play Abroad......

[4/26, 10:13 PM] Usman: I remember, our highest scorers last two years....in the league.....force his move to abroad

[4/26, 10:14 PM] Usman: I see a good connection with European team and other Countries league.

[4/26, 10:14 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Basically our league games are not on TV. No one see our players play Live to attract them

[4/26, 10:14 PM] Usman: Why are our case is different?

[4/26, 10:15 PM] Usman: I think the same situation, has affected our league.....it is difficult to televised our league....

[4/26, 10:15 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: LMC would know better

[4/26, 10:15 PM] Usman: I think in the last four years.... It was always showing on supersport 9

[4/26, 10:16 PM] Usman: God will help us sir...

[4/26, 10:16 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: No

[4/26, 10:16 PM] Usman: Are you missing abroad.....with their ways of organisation compare to ours ???

[4/26, 10:17 PM] Usman: What are your suggestion in improving our league which people called local League sir???

[4/26, 10:20 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Yes

[4/26, 10:20 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: LMC is working on that soon

[4/26, 10:20 PM] Usman: Alright.......coach....

[4/26, 10:22 PM] Usman: Lastly sir

Your encouragement and support qords for the young players of our academy sir

[4/26, 10:22 PM] Usman: The academy, koller consist of U-13,U-15 and U-17 sir

[4/26, 10:23 PM] Usman: Words of encouragement and support for the young lads

[4/26, 10:27 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: They should be focused

Choose a role model that plays same wing and follow him.

A defender should not choose Ronaldo as his role model

Myst be same wing.

Be prayerful beleive workhard and be positive

[4/26, 10:28 PM] Usman: May God bless you sir..... And we wish you best of Luck at katsina United

[4/26, 10:29 PM] Usman: May God in His infinity mercy be with you sir and guard you through to excel ......

[4/26, 10:29 PM] Coach henry Makiwa: Thank you

My sincere regards

Coach Makinw

[4/26, 10:30 PM] Usman: You are the pride of kwaran in the state.... Success will be yours and may God answer all your prayers sir.....

[4/26, 10:31 PM] Usman: On behalf of the chairman, we say thank You sir for your time and efforts

[4/26, 10:32 PM] Usman: In sharing your experience with us as a coach and player....

May you continue to be blessed sir.... Good night and do have a lovely night rest sir