Chairman of the Kaduna State Football Association, Abdulkadir Magaji, dies at 52

The Chairman of the Kaduna state and the Independent Vice Chairman of the Nigeria National League, Abdulkadir Magaji, has died. He died today at a hospital in Lagos after a prolonged battle with Cancer.

NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, who confirmed his death, said the remains of the late football manager would be flown from Lagos to Kaduna where it would be buried according to Islamic rites at his hometown in Shika, Zaria later today. May his soul rest in peace Amen.