The winning coach at Werblack Wines Synergy Cup 2025, which ended on Saturday, Shepherd Amaregbu has given credit to God for making the feat he achieved possible with the squad of Lugna Properties, Sports247 reports.
Speaking in the wake of his team’s 2-0 victory over Drexel Apartments during the final day of the recreational and leisure competition organised by Island All Stars Club (IASC), Coach Shepherd thanked God for helping him win two trophies.
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Though he was officially declared as top coach of the tournament, Amaregbu humbly stated that he would never rate himself as the best, since it was God’s grace that helped him win the competition.
He pointed out, “In football, it’s not all the time you will win, but you must always keep your head up. Once God is on your side, you will get good results.
“That’s why I say I am not the best coach in this competition; and I won’t ever consider myself as the best. It was only because Jesus decided to build on me, that was why I was able to become a champion.”
The deeply pious gaffer spoke further about the role of faith in getting good results in football and went on to boldly recommend the employment of highly religious coaches by teams that are eager to succeed.
Amaregbu expatiated, “All teams should employ a coach who has the grace of God upon him. That’s because, with God, all things are possible.”
He then cast his mind back to how his squad lost their fourth match and drew the fifth one, because other teams were determined to upstage them, thereby cutting short Team Lugna’s run of three straight wins at the start of the competition.
“After we won our first three matches, other teams were more determined against us. However, the table did not turn, because my team was on ten points, while our main rivals were on nine.
“So, I was still top of the table before the last match, and that’s why we emerged as the champion with our 2-0 victory over Drexel,” Amaregbu recalled.
He equally thanked his players for starting the glamorous competition with a high pitch, as their three straight victories in the first round ultimately provided a safe run that was consummated with Saturday’s victory on the last day of the contest.
“We started early. Nobody goes to the stream early in the morning and would fetch dirty water. That’s what we did by winning three straight matches in the first round.
“The face of God also smiled on me, and that’s why we are where we are today. That’s why I have to dedicate the trophy and my best coach award to Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the author and finisher of my faith.
“He’s the one whom I believe in and who has sustained me up until now; yet he’s still ready to do more for me,” Amaregbu enthused.
He concluded with accolades for the organising committee and a bold statement that better results still lie ahead of him, as he believes God will continue assisting him for as long as he is alive.
“Since I’m still breathing up to this time, all the glory of these trophies goes to Almighty Jehovah, who is My Maker. In that same regard, my message to the organisers is that they have done well, but there’s room for improvement.
“Human beings are not Christ, and we cannot get everything right, but they came up to 90%. They can still do better in 2026, and I believe that I will be the champion again in the Super Cup,” he projected.
