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Neville Ovi Pudo (22 February 1956 – 4 December 2020) was a Kenyan football player, coach, and administrator who was associated Hakati Sportiff, Black Mamba, and Kenya Breweries (present day Tusker), and Nairobi City Stars.
As a player Pudo turned out as a forward for Black Mamba and Hakati Sportiff before joining Kenya Breweries FC (now Tusker FC). In 1977 he earned a callup to the Kenya national team. After retiring Pudo moved to management at Tusker where he served as team manager, assistant coach and as interim coach between 2008 and 2012.[permanent dead link] While at Tusker, he was named the runners-up team manager of the year in 2011, and was nominated for the Awards in 2015. He moved to Nairobi City Stars in 2012 as a team manager across multiple seasons in the Kenyan Premier League and later the Kenyan National Super League.
He died in his house on the morning of a matchday 2 tie in the 2020-21 FKF Premier League season due to suspected cardiac arrest. He was later honored him posthumously during the club's promotion awards ceremony.