The Nigerian football community has been thrown into deep mourning over the untimely death of foremost female football board member and journalist, Henrietta Ukaigwe, who passed away Tuesday morning after a brief illness.
In a message of condolence released by Nigeria Football Supporters Club and signed by its National Chairman, Rev. Samuel Ikpea, it described the sudden demise of the top female football administrator as a rude shock.
” This is another untimely and shocking sad news. The death of Henrietta Ukaigwe has created a huge gap in Nigerian football, particularly, the burgeoning female football. I can’t begin to imagine the gravity of this loss to our football right now. She would be sorely missed,” the message read.
” We condole with NFF administrators and particularly, the leadership of Nigerian female football, the management of Nigeria Women Football League ( NWFL), led by Aisha Falode and the family and friends of Ukaigwe on this sad news.
” On behalf of the leadership of NFSC and the members of the foremost football supporters club worldwide, I pray that God give Nigeria football community and the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, the fortitude to bear this great loss.”
