Isaac Promise's Burial: NFF explains why it stayed away

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has explained that the country's apex football body decided to stay away from Ex-Super Eagles striker, Isaac Promise's final funeral rites because it was most concerned with the safety and well-being of his immediate family.

NFF's Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire said this in a statement posted on NFF's official website on Friday.

We reported that Promise, who last played for Austin Bold FC, passed away at the age of 31 on October 2, 2019.

The ex-Genclerbirligi and Trabzonspor striker was buried on Thursday, January 9 with no single NFF official present.

The statement read: "The NFF has been in regular contact with and has offered support to late Isaac Promise's wife and children. When the player died in the United States of America, the NFF immediately contacted the club and we were assured of the responsibilities of the club, which included flying his remains to Nigeria.

"However, some of his siblings outrightly expected the NFF to foot the entire bill of his burial, which we told them was not possible. The NFF offered to foot part of the bill for the burial but from that moment, they were not happy with the Federation."