FG set up Burial Committee for the Legendary Stephen Keshi

The federal government has set up a burial committee as part of arrangements to give the late former Super Eagles captain and coach Stephen Keshi a befitting burial.

This was disclosed Wednesday by the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, who added that the committee will have representations from the federal government, the NFF as well as Delta and Edo states.

Dr Mohammed further revealed that the burial will take place by the last week of July, all things being equal.

As a testament to his huge impact on the game, World, European and African player of the year, George Weah of Liberia and the Ghana-born former France defender, Marseille Desailly have joined a number of international players who have indicated interest to attend the burial.

Vanguard Sports reports that the players yesterday called the NFF to inquire about the burial arrangements. “Yes I can reveal to you that one of the renowned African players yesterday called the NFF to know about the burial plans and they have been promised that the details will be communicated to them as soon as it was concluded,” a source said.

The committee will be announced before the end of next week.

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