Sad Day as Top and Important Nigerian Football Chief Dies After Serious Battle Against Sickness

• Nigerian Professional League club Shooting Stars have lost their General Manager Rasheed Balogun
• The football administrator battled against sickness for weeks in the hospital before he died on Thursday night, January 20
• Shooting Stars will be facing Kwara United on Sunday, January 20, in their next NPFL game which will be played in Ibadan

Nigerian football fraternities were on Thursday night, January 20, thrown into serious mourning following the shocking demise of Shooting Stars' General Manager Rasheed Balogun.

The death of the top football administrator came 4 days after his club suffered a defeat against Niger Tornadoes in their Nigerian Professional Football League match-day seven clashes in Abuja.

Popularly known as Kulekule, Rasheed Balogun has been with Shooting Stars of Ibadan for more than 10 years and he was one of the most experienced football experts in Nigeria.

What caused Rasheed Balogun's death?

According to the news on Blueprint and NPFL News, Rasheed Balogun battled against serious sickness and was in bed for weeks before he passed on.

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After seven rounds of matches played so far this season in the Nigerian Professional Football League, the Shooting Stars of Ibadan are currently occupying 19th position on the NPFL table.

The Oluyole Warriors will on Sunday, January 23, face Kwara United in Ibadan in their Nigerian Professional Football League match-day 8 encounter.

Shooting Stars' players will want to win the encounter against Kwara United, but they have to do well against the Harmony Boys who defeated Kano Pillars on Thursday afternoon, January 20.

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