Renowned sports journalist, archivist and analyst, Kayode Tijani is dead. He reportedly died this Wednesday evening at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) after a protracted illness.

He had been ill since Egypt 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

He will be buried according to Islamic rites on Thursday, 8 February, 2024 at Atan Cemetery in Lagos .

Maȳ his soul rest in perfect peace. He was such a wonderful guy

Accept my condolence sir 😭😭

Rest in peace.

You will miss celebrating the trophy on earth on 11th. Celebrate it in heaven.

So sad!

May his soul rest in peace.

Oh! This guy was one of those I usually watched their analysis on TV. My condolences to his bereaved family.

Rip

One of the Nigeria finest sport analyst. May Almighty Allah grant him Al janah firdous Amen and comfort the family. So 😭😭😭😭

Oh no. May his soul rest in peace amen

He was indeed a sport encyclopedia .... RIP Bro

This pained me, just thought he has moved out of the country, may peace be upon his family.

pdppower:
Maȳ his soul rest in perfect peace. He was such a wonderful guy

Haa!! This guy! The guy head got for sports , especially, soccer history and commentary.

May his soul rest in peace.
Nigerian soccer fans will miss his super games history and commentary.

Wao, Kayode Tijani.... RIP. I remember all those years with appearances on Master Sports and columns on Complete Football (CF) and International Soccer Review (ISR).

youngrichnigga:
Wao, Kayode Tijani.... RIP. I remember all those years with appearances on Master Sports and columns on Complete Football (CF) and International Soccer Review (ISR).

You remembered him, ever looking young. Life is just too short.

Nigeria Match done finally make person BP rise there is a reason NEPA always sieze lights in Nigeria matches to avoid cases like this.

RIP

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