Another Nigeria football coach is dead after prolonged illness

• A erstwhile Nigeria U17 manager has passed distant aft a prolonged unwellness successful Zaria, Kaduna State, connected Tuesday morning, July 8
• The decease is coming 5 days aft the demise of Super Eagles fable Peter Rufai, who died successful Lagos astatine the property of 61
• A shot stakeholder described the precocious manager arsenic a manager who believed successful giving chartless players the level to excel

Former Golden Eaglet manager Hassan Abubakar has been pronounced dormant pursuing a prolonged illness.

The erstwhile Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) manager was buried according to Islamic rites successful Zaria, Kaduna state, connected Tuesday morning, July 8.

The quality came arsenic a rude daze to the football community, arsenic the state is presently mourning the decease of 1994 AFCON victor Peter Rufai.

NFF mourn Rufai

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) General Secretary Dr Mohammed Sanusi reacted to the decease of legendary goalkeeper Peter Rufai, which sent daze to the shot community.

The 1994 AFCON victor passed distant successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday, July 3, aft a prolonged illness.

Ahmed Musa, William Troost-Ekong, Odion Ighalo, Victor Anichebe, Victor Boniface, John Obi Mikel, Maduka Okoye, Tolu Arokodare, and Nwankwo Kanu’s wife, amongst others, person joined successful paying tribute to the precocious legend. Fans were not near retired of paying tributes to 1 of Nigeria’s champion goalkeepers, who gave galore puerility memories.

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Source: Legit.ng