The Akwa Ibom State Football Association on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to the family of late Mr. Gabriel Gabriel.
The Gabriel, untill his death was the Chairman of Eastern Obolo Local Football Council and has contributed immensely to the development of football in his local government area, Akwa Ibom state and Nigeria
During the condolence visit by the Akwa Ibom State Football Association led by the Chairman of the Association, Mr. Samuel Umoh who was flanked by his Board member, Comrade Felix Udoh and the Chairman of Eket local Football Council, Elder Sunny Udoh sympathised with the family of Gabriel Gabriel and encouraged them to take solace in the fact that their departed son.
The departed Chairman was a community builder, social mobilizer and a football administrator whose passion was to give future football talents a platform to develop and progress.
Umoh appealed to the people of Eastern Obolo Local Government Area to keep the memories of late Coach Gabriel Gabriel by ensuring that they have a tournament which will discover more talented footballers from Eastern Obolo Local Government Area in his honour and as well as raise someone that will take over from where the departed Gabriel stopped even as the State Football Association will miss his cherished and productive contributions.
Responding on behalf of the family, the Elder brother of the deceased Coach Gabriel Gabriel, Mr, Benjamin Gabriel who welcomed the Association's delegation alongside his mother and family members thanked the Akwa Ibom State Football Association for condoling with them in the moment of their grief and promised to keep the memories of their son, brother, coach and a football lover alive by ensuring that what coach Gabriel Gabriel stood for in football is maintained.
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