The technical director and senior coach of the Western Region Table Tennis association, Mr. Jacuub Buer Ayiku has passed away.
Mr. Ayiku has joined his maker after battling an unknown illness, Kyfilla.com understands.
He was a teacher by profession and once thought at the Kansawrodo DA Primary School in Takoradi of the Western region.
He was later transferred to the Takoradi Technical Institute, where he retired.
Mr Ayiku will be remembered for his passion in table tennis and, his selflessness in coaching many amateurs in becoming professional table tennis players.
He played a major role in the development of sport in the region and even on retirement, he was showing up in every sports competition in the Western region.
Below is tribute from the table tennis players he coached.
“Coach Y. B. Ayiku, your life with us will always be remembered. You were the perfect gentleman to everyone you came across since your coaching career.
You always saw not what we were, but what we could become. You have instilled a part of your heart in ours. As we travel on to adulthood, we will always have warm memories of our times together.
You took all the different pieces (and personalities) and built us into a working team. Thanks for all the hours you spent building up our strengths and minimizing our weakness. You will always be a winner in our book!
Your hard work and dedication have inspired us to become more than we ever dreamed we could. Thank you for pushing us to our limits and beyond. You have inspired us to become not just better athletes, but better persons as well.
We will always have fond memories of the times we spent together, working toward our great victories. You gave us the encouragement we needed to believe in ourselves, and the discipline that resulted in victory time after time. We are so glad you took time off your busy life to coach us.
Thank You Coach Y. B. Ayiku
Farewell the perfect gentleman!