Players, match officials to honour the late Kelechi Emeteole

Players and match officials in the 2016/2017 Nigeria professional football league (NPFL) are to wear black armbands during matchday 26 fixtures to honour the late Kelechi Emeteole.

The former coach of several prominent NPFL club sides, nicknamed caterpillar in his playing days, passed on in the early hours of Wednesday in India where he underwent surgery for throat cancer.

The league management company (LMC) has therefore directed that a one-minute silence be observed across all NPFL venues on Saturday and on Wednesday during Matchday 26 fixtures.

Meanwhile, the LMC chairman, Shehu Dikko has expressed grief at the demise of the coach and said Emeteole was a figure who contributed immensely to the Nigeria football league.