Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has commiserated with the family of late Nigerian football star, Moses Otolorin, 67, who died on Monday at his Ilorin country home after a protracted illness.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, Governor Ahmed described Otolorin, known for his famous long throw-ins, who featured for the then Green Eagles, as “a shining star” not only to the people of the state but the whole football lovers in Nigeria.
The governor, while praying for the repose of the soul of the the late football star, said he would not forget in a hurry his quest for talent discovery of budding football players in the state.
“We mourn the passing on of Otolorin. We are, however, consoled with the life he lived, laying good examples for the younger footballers to emulate. He was committed and contributed his quota to football development in our dear state and Nigeria as a country,” the statement added.
Ahmed urged the wife and children of the deceased to take solace in the legacies left behind by Otolorin, and advised other sports loving Kwarans to emulate the life and times of the “patriot and committed Kwaran who brought glories to the state and the nation.”
The deceased was a former midfielder with IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan, now christened, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC).
Otolorin retired as a senior sports coach at the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, six years ago.
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