The Kaduna State Football Association Chairman, Hon. Magaji Kapaka Abdulkadir ,who also doubles as Vice Chairman of NNL independent committee, is dead.

He died on Tuesday morning in a Lagos hospital after a protracted illness

He attended the 72nd General Assembly of Nigeria Football Federation that took place at the Best Western Hotel, Lagos on December18, 2016, where the new board of the NNL was inaugurated.

A graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Mr. Magaji was a two –time member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, and was also a two –time Special Adviser to the Kaduna State Governor on sports.