President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau is mourning the death of a former President,
Ibrahim Galadima, who passed on yesterday at the age of 74.
Kano Pillars, a football team that Galadima.helped build, 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 president of NFF from 2002 to 2006. He was replaced by Sani Lulu after the failure of the Super Eagles 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.
Incumbent NFF president Gusau said the death of Galadima.has robbed Nigeria of one of its seasoned administrators.
