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Coronavirus: 'His death is a loss to Nigerian football' - NFF morns Abba Kyari

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has paid tribute to Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, who died of the coronavirus on Saturday.

The COS died 26 days after he tested positive to Covid-19, which is currently wreaking havoc around the world, having recently returned from a trip to Germany.

The federation has praised Kyari for his contribution to Nigerian Football.

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“Mallam Abba Kyari’s death is a big loss to the NFF, Nigerian Football family and the entire country as a whole,” NFF’s director of communications, Ademola Olajire said.