in a country where success is almost impossible,
under circumstances were success was unachievable
at a time when it was least expected
coach yemi dared death ,threw caution to the winds ,risked his life and toiled all day in the cold weather of korea, he did what a lot of people considering the NFA factor thot to be impossible.

he gave nigerians not just a world championship trophy but also a reason to rejoice and a hope for a brighter sporting future.

he would always be remembered  has a great coach.
and thats why am saying to all nlanders that:

MY FRIEND COACH TELLA,WAS A GREAT MAN.

HE WAS GOOD TO HIS DREAMS.



rest in peace.adieus!!!!!!!!!!!

jerrymania:

[size=13pt]I'm sick and tired of This one die- this one die on Nairaland. Sick of all these sad news. Why all these sad news on the frontpage? [/size]

True talk.Abeg all dese sad news don tire me,


May his sould R.I.P

toshmann:

gwatala
i'm not blaming the yaradua govt. when i say govt ,i mean the poor govts we have had since I960. today it is the coach, 2mrw it will be somebody else, the ibos say that when some other family is carrying the corpse of a loved one, it seems like it is mere firewood , but when your own loved one is about to be buried, u realise that funeral is no entertainment.

with the health system in bad shape, more ominous statistics will continue to emanate, and just a reminder, those figures from our health statistics are actually human beings. when u hear 500,000 women die yearly of maternal mortality, it is actually human beings dying. now if that doesnt pain you, i wonder what will

What I am actually is sad about our condition AS A PEOPLE, and the attitudes, and conditions of our living. Blaming however will not solve anything. It only creates another hazard for people with weak hearts (Ask Sandana, sorry, I forgot that late Rep's name). Lucky Dube would probably have sworn he lived in a better country than Nigeria if he was asked just two days ago!

Many of this upcoming generation of Nigerians will not live to the age of Yemi Tella not just because of our health system but because of our habits, and exposure and a myriad of other factors. Not even if we export them all to live in Europe or America. AIDS is there, so is witchcraft (?), Cancer, gun shots etc. Hope is not in any "government" though I agree the people in charge are often responsible for what we get. If we desire better healthcare for ourselves however, and we insist on it, it will eventually rub off on the so called government. Let's enjoy life wherever we are, Europe or Iceland with the best health practices. It will end someday but we can make it worthwhile.

However AS A PEOPLE, I hope that we will one day finally evolve a better standard of living where citizens would be able to afford very good healthcare - coach or otherwise, so that Cancer and HIV and other disease carriers will live longer. Hopefully one day, diseases would be no more.

Me, I leave (the computer) now. May Tella RIP. He's probably happier now anyway!

That mr. Tella won the cup for us doesn't make him any better than us, Why blame the govt his for informed death.
Im sure he is aware of his death. cancer is a very deadly disease. He was given money by one of the banks around, immediately after the tournament he was given a lot of gifts in cash & material. Usually our govt tried for him.

Sorry, put the blame on Mr. death

[size=8pt]R.I.P TELLA[/size]

Oga o! Lucky Dube never die finish when this one happen? Whats going on? Our health system is whack and Mr Tella only got this attention because he won the under-17 title if this happened 5 years on i would bet my right arm that those folks wouldnt have dropped a dime.Its sad jare reminds me of that saying tomorrow isnt promised our healthcare system needs to be revamped but men which other sector doesnt have its issues? I dont envy Yaradua o! that guy has a lot of work to do and those lunatics at the House of Rep aint helping matters

This is really sad, anyway it going to someone else's turn tommorow

May HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE

I was simply shell-shocked at the news,i was jus hopin it was a mistake somewhere.
may GOD give his family the strenght to hold on

think of what u ca do 4 ur nation


not what she can do 4 you

toshmann:

gwatala
i'm not blaming the yaradua govt. when i say govt ,i mean the poor govts we have had since I960. today it is the coach, 2mrw it will be somebody else, the ibos say that when some other family is carrying the corpse of a loved one, it seems like it is mere firewood , but when your own loved one is about to be buried, u realise that funeral is no entertainment.

with the health system in bad shape, more ominous statistics will continue to emanate, and just a reminder, those figures from our health statistics are actually human beings. when u hear 500,000 women die yearly of maternal mortality, it is actually human beings dying. now if that doesnt pain you, i wonder what will

How come he spent weeks in Korea treating this sickness and only days in LUTH

I THOUGHT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MOURNING THIS GREAT MAN . . . .

BABA TELLA . . . R I P

NIGERIANS ARE PROUD OF U EVEN IN DEATH

OH DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING ?

debosky, Carry him abroad , would have made a different, he would not have die. People don't just die of cancer abroad. It takes many years before they die. The real truth is, LUTH should be shut down. It does not meet a standard for an hospital. Most doctor at LUTH spend more time on part time job to take care of their family than at LUTH. They should shut down LUTH. I have been to the various ward of LUTH I would rather eat in my toilet than eat inside all the ward at LUTH. It is a dirty place. Go to where they call children ward. They do not have equipment. Lagos has over 17 million people. There are less than 20 working incubators at LUTH. Let them shut down LUTH and we know we have no hospital. Why do you think Nigerian are going to babalawo.

The minister of sport and the LUTH CMD should both be fired. LUTH lack the medical facilities to take care of cancer or any form of sickness. It should be shut down. That LUTH CMD should be fired, that man lack what it take to be CMD. He is even never there.  I just do not want to share my experience over the internet with that LUTH and that so call  CMD.


http://NigeriaONE.com

Its easy to issue 628 million naira contracts than to fly a hero abroad , i think i dont have a government because i govern myself. may his football heroic soul rest in peace

every thing was just politicized.


Sport minister do that. Health minister do this. . .despite the man's wife begging 4 help

anyways



TELLA




[size=30pt] R.I.P[/size]


I am not saying that the government killed him but what i am trying to say is that the so called government didnt interven in time, we might survive the sicness.
A source told me he died of CANCER, I dont know. i was only told.

May almighty God keep his wife and the children he left behinde
yeh yeh ehhh

nigeria1:

debosky, Carry him abroad , would have made a different, he would not have die. People don't just die of cancer abroad. It takes many years before they die.

depends on when the diagnosis is made.

The govt of Nigeria and the CMD should be held responsible for the man death. How much would it have cost President Yar Adua to issue order to that.

My friend LUTH can not tell if you have head ache or chikenpot.




http://NigeriaONE.com

Look, in my first years at the university of Ilorin many years ago,  They claim they were building a teaching hospital ,  Look I can't tell you how many years ago. If I want to become a prof. I would have by now.  And the same teaching hospital is not completed yet.

What is wrong with us Nigerian


http://NigeriaONE.com

i dont know ooooooo

nigeria1:

What is wrong with us Nigerian

What happened to the "sweet wind of change"?

If it were to be in a more sensible country that could not have happened.
They have sacked the intelligent coach for life.

cost of replacing his intellect his high

honestly this is the saddest news of this month. i had actually ptayed for yemi tella just yesterday. well, it is the will of god. and please let us not blaim the govt. for every thing. if it is the time of a man to die, he will surely die. no man stop that. maybe if they had flown him abroad, he would have died ealier. just day before yesterday, the federal govt. aquired a brand new life support machne for tella. i wish tella had lived to enjoy the friuts of his labour. may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. just to tell you that i am weeping as i am typing!

may his soul rest in perfect peace!

amen

:-x ;d

He should have remained abroad. They ignored him. If he didn't lead the team they wouldn't have won. yet they abandoned him and are fighting with Mrs Etteh

Let's hope God brings somebody greater than him to help

NFA and co must have been told @ LUTH that the guy has X amount of days or weeks left that was why they didn't bother to fly him abroad for treatment. If it's really true that he had cancer and that he's not going to survive, then
all the LUTH doctors and nurses have to do is to make him comfortable. If he were abroad, they probably would have transferred him to an hospice. 'Cos an NFA official said on the NTA news a few days ago that he cannot be flown abroad because he is being stabilised.. They were probably looking at the cost of bringing his body back home if he passes away abroad. (No be small money o). Anyway,May his soul rest in peace!

true.Itz in their zter

R.I.P Coach Tella

_{go for regular check-up, don't wait till it's too late}

Dis Guy:

_{go for regular check-up, don't wait till it's too late}

Excellent! That was what killed Tella and not the government. When cancer has metastasized there is nothing any doctor, LUTH or in Germany, can do.

The families of Yemi Tella should take heart and bear the loss, Yemi will always be remembered