Former Vice Chairman of then Nigeria Premier League, Mallam Shehu Garba Gusau, has passed on. Gusau died on Friday in his hometown in Gusau, Zamfara State, after a protracted illness.
The deceased was Deputy Director with the National Sports Commission, NSC, and Coordinator of the Bauchi zone of the NSC before his demise.
A statement signed by General Secretary, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Barrister Musa Amadu, addressed to Chairman of the Zamfara State Football Association, expressed huge shock over the death of Gusau.
“The Nigeria Football Federation and indeed, the entire Nigeria football family is in grief over the demise of this highly accomplished, yet humble administrator, who rose to the top by dint of hard work, diligence and tireless commitment to excellence,” the statement said.
“As Vice Chairman of then Nigeria Premier League (NPL) and coordinator of Bauchi zone of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Garba acquitted himself brilliantly and left his footprints in the sands of time. It is so sad and heart –rending to refer to him in the past tense,” the statement added.
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