A former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Brigadier General Dominic Oneya (rtd), has died.
Oneya reportedly died on Thursday morning at 73.
The sad incident took place at his home at Effurun GRA in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
The Current NFF president Amaju Pinnick confirmed Oneya’s death.
“Yes, he is dead,” Pinnick told The PUNCH.
Oneya was NFF boss from 1999 to 2002.
He served in various capacities in CAF committees and recently headed the Ministerial Committee on Reforms in Nigerian Football
Oneya was from 1996 to 1998 military administrator of Kano State.
The late army general was also the military administrator of Benue State during the reign of Abdulsalami Abubakar between 1998 and 1999.