Strategic partners to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited, have joined other football stakeholders across the country in mourning the death of Rangers International of Enugu’s Director of Media and Communications, Mr. Norbert Okolie. 

In a statement released to the media in Lagos on Monday, GTI’s Head of Media and Publicity, Andrew Ekejiuba, said the organisation received with deep shock the news of the passing of the veteran photojournalist, who made immense contributions to the growth and development of the elite league. 

“GTI Group received with shock the passing of one of the outstanding Media Directors of NPFL clubs, Norbert Okolie, who, according to the management of Enugu Rangers, died over the weekend after a brief illness. 

“His death has created a huge vacuum in the football ecosystem because Okolie enriched his work by elevating the quality of media content produced for the elite league and his club, Rangers International. 

“Okolie, who was once the Chairman of the Enugu State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), carried out his duties with dedication, professionalism, and great passion. He will be greatly missed by his friends, colleagues, and the entire Rangers and NPFL families. 

“We extend our sincere condolences to his immediate family and to the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) over his demise,” the statement read. 

Ekejiuba further extended GTI’s heartfelt condolences to Okolie’s family, Enugu Rangers, SWAN, and the NPFL Media Directors Association, calling on football fans nationwide to unite in prayer for the bereaved family.