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NFF Vows To Keep Mom Over Final Funeral Rites Of Isaac Promise

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)  said it wont make comment on the misrepresentation over the final funeral rites of former Nigerian international Isaac Promise.

It explained that NFF was was more concerned with the safety and well-being of his immediate family.

NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire reiterated on Friday that the federation has always, is presently and will always show concern on issues that affect Nigerian players (active, retired or departed), and has without recourse to noise and grandstanding, done its part for the immediate family of late Isaac Promise.

“The NFF has been in regular contact with, and has offered support to late Isaac Promise’s wife and children. When the player died in the United States of America, the NFF immediately contacted the club and we were assured of the responsibilities of the club, which included flying his remains to Nigeria.

“However, some of his siblings expected the NFF to foot the entire bill of his burial, which we told them was not possible. The NFF offered to foot part of the bill for the burial but from that moment, they were not happy with the Federation.”

Olajire disclosed that the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, was also in contact with the Chairman of the Imo State Sports Commission, Fan Ndubuoke and the Chairman of the Imo State Football Association, Amanze Uchegbulam to help make peace in the late player’s family as the siblings were at daggers drawn with his wife and children.

“We know what we have done and still ready to do more for the immediate family without joining in the debate going on in sections of the media.

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“The NFF President has approved money to be paid to the immediate family and that money will be sent to his wife in the next few days.”

On her part, the wife of the late striker, Kate has commended the NFF for its efforts since the passing on of her husband, who captained the Nigeria U20 team to runner-up position at the FIFA U20 World Cup in The Netherlands in 2005, and was also a key member of the U23 team that won silver medal in the Men’s Football Tournament of the 2008 Olympics in China.

She expressed surprise at the negative stories in sections of the media, while confirming that the NFF President mandated Ndubuoke and Uchegbulam to broker peace between her in-laws and herself.

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