NFF commiserates with Morocco over earthquake tragedy

The Nigeria Soccer Federation has expressed deep sorrow and grief on the dying of over 1,000 individuals in an earthquake that occurred within the Excessive Atlas Mountains of Morocco within the early hours of Saturday, ninth September 2023.

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Stories point out that greater than 1,000 individuals had been confirmed lifeless whereas lots of extra have been injured from the impression of the magnitude 7.2 quake that broken buildings within the picturesque metropolis of Marrakech. The quake was the deadliest within the North African nation in six a long time.

“This can be a very tough interval for the individuals of Morocco. We deeply mourn with them on this devastating earthquake, and we pray that Almighty God will consolation those that have misplaced family members and likewise grant the souls of the lifeless everlasting relaxation.

“The NFF and the Nigeria Soccer fraternity are shocked past phrases on the carnage to human lives and infrastructure. Our hearts are with the individuals of that nation, and we commiserate with not solely the Soccer fraternity however the generality of the Moroccan inhabitants on this tragedy,” President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, mentioned in Uyo on Saturday.

The Confederation of African Soccer has instructed Member Associations to watch one-minute silence in honour of the victims of the earthquake in Morocco in any respect matches of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification collection going down this weekend throughout the continent.

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