THE Nigeria Football Federation has condoled Super Eagles’ forward, Odion Jude Ighalo, over the death of his father, Paul, which incident occurred yesterday
Paul Ighalo reportedly died in the early hours of Monday, only two days after complaining of weakness, according to his son, Jude.
NFF President, Amaju Pinnick on Monday put a call through to the Watford FC of England player to mourn with him and assured the player of the empathy of the NFF and the Nigeria football fraternity.
“I know that no amount of words can console you at this moment. But I want you to know that the NFF and the Nigeria football family are mourning with you at this period. It is always tough to lose a parent. But I want you to be strong at this period and be there for younger members of the family. That is very important.”