The Nigeria Football Federation has commiserated with former
international defender Pascal Patrick (MON), who lost his father, Sir
Patrick Tanko on Sunday.
“On behalf of the Nigeria
Football Federation and the Nigeria football
family, I hereby express heartfelt condolence to Mr. Pascal Patrick on
the passing of his father, a former mechanical engineer of repute,”
said NFF’s Director of Technical, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme.
Ikpeme is officially acting as General Secretary in the absence of
Barrister Musa Amadu, who has been on a two-week leave since last
week.
Sir Patrick Tanko died after a brief illness on Sunday, 11th August,
2013 at the age of 87. He was buried on Wednesday.
Pascal Patrick, a Member of the Order of the Niger, was a member of
the Nigeria U-23 squad, Dream Team, that won a first-ever Olympic
football gold for Africa, at the Centennial Games in Atlanta, United
States of America in 1996. He also played for the Senior National
Team, Super Eagles.
No Comment to " NFF commiserates with Pascal Patrick over father’s demise "
Post a Comment