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Mohammed Omar: Nyamweya lead Kenyans in mourning demise of administrator

The football administrator was among the officials who forced Fifa to call for an all-inclusive election in 2011

Kenya’s football fraternity has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of long-serving administrator Mohammed Omar.

Omar, who was a well-known Football Kenya Federation (FKF) official from Mombasa, having served the region for close to a decade and also a Confederation of African Football (Caf) Match Commissioner, passed away on Friday morning in Mombasa.

Former FKF president Sam Nyamweya has led the football fraternity to mourn his death, terming it as a painful loss to the family and football.