The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed sadness over the deaths of former Board Member, Chief Ayo Omodara and Assistant Coach of the U-20 Women's National Team (Falconets), Mr. Chris Nwaehi, both within a few days.
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Spain-based coach Chris Nwaehi died in Lagos in the early hours of Wednesday after being reportedly turned back from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for not being fit enough to travel.
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Chief Omodara, who served on the Board of then Nigeria Football Association in the early years of the new millennium, died in his Ekiti State home on Saturday morning after protracted illness.
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Chairman of the NFF Media and Publicity Committee, Chief Emeka Inyama said: "The deaths of both individuals came as a rude shock to the Nigeria Football Federation. Both men surely contributed their quota to the development of Nigeria football.
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"Sadly, the young Chris Nwaehi was part of the impressive story of the U-20 Women National Team, Falconets, at the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in Japan last year. The team earned effusive praise by no less a person than FIFA President Sepp Blatter for its bold and beautiful brand of football.