FIFA President, Blatter, mourns late Ntiero Effiom....

President of world football –governing body, FIFA,  Sepp Blatter has expressed his deepest sympathy to NFF President,  Aminu Maigari, over the death of former Super Falcons’Head Coach,  Ntiero Effiom.

In a letter addressed personally to  Maigari, Blatter noted that the late Ntiero Effiom was “an outstanding coach and will be remembered for his various accomplishments and the contributions he made to the women’s game in Nigeria.

“Allow me on behalf of FIFA and the worldwide family of football, to extend my deepest condolences to the football community of Nigeria, and most importantly to his family, friends and loved ones.

“We hope that in some way, our words of support may help bring a little bit of peace and solace in this time of sadness.”

Nigerian football family was thrown into mourning on Wednesday, 10 September, 2014 following news of the death of former Super Falcons’ coach, Effiong Ntiero.

According to reports, Ntiero, who led the Falcons to win the 2006 edition of the African Women Championship (AWC), in Warri, Delta State, died in a hospital in Calabar, Cross Rivers State capital, on Tuesday, 9 September, 2014.

The secretary of Cross-Rivers State Football Association, Greg Abang, confirmed the death of Ntiero.

According to Abang, the former Falcons’ handler had complained on severe headache on Sunday, a day after the Super Eagles was defeated by Congo in Calabar. He added that the late coach was rushed to a private hospital afterwards.

“He was diagnosed of malaria fever and typhoid in the hospital. His death is a big shock to all of us,”  Abang said.