Ibrahim Galadima, the former president of the Nigeria
Football Federation (NFF), has died at the age of 74.
Kano Pillars, a football club he helped establish, announced
his death in a statement on Saturday.
The club added that the football administrator died after a
protracted illness, and his janazah prayer will be held on Sunday at 10 am at
Masallacin Waje, Fagge LGA of Kano.
Galadima was NFF president from 2002 to 2006. He was
replaced by Sani Lulu after the Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to qualify for
the 2006 World Cup.
Galadima was born on June 14, 1951, and Kano Pillars
described him as one of the “founding fathers” of the club when it was
established in 1991.
Galadima served as chairman of the Kano State Football
Association from 1977 to 1979, and later as executive chairman of the Kano
State Sports Council between 1981 and 1983.
In 1984, he was appointed to the caretaker committee of the
National Sports Commission. He was also elected first vice-president of the
Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) in 1985, serving until 1987.
Galadima played a role in Nigeria’s hosting of the 1999 FIFA
World Youth Championship, where he chaired the Kano sub-committee.
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