Bello Musa Kofarmata

Bello Musa Kofarmata (12 May 1988 – 2 November 2022) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a forward for Kano Pillars, Heartland F.C., Ifeanyi Ubah and El-Kanemi Warriors.

Bello Kofarmata
Personal information
Full name Bello Musa Kofarmata[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-12)12 May 1988
Place of birth Kano, Kano State, Nigeria
Date of death 2 November 2022(2022-11-02) (aged 34)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
–2007 Buffalo F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Kano Pillars
2010–2012 Heartland F.C.
2012–2015 Kano Pillars
2016 Ifeanyi Ubah
2017–2019 El-Kanemi Warriors
International career
2007 Nigeria U20 4 (0)
2010 Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

With the team, with Kano Pillars he won the 2007–08 Nigerian Premier League and was with 11 goals the top scorer.[2] In August 2008 he was on a trial at Austria's LASK and played one friendly game, the forward returned from Europe to Kano Pillars at the start of the 2008 season.[3]

Kofarmata joined Heartland in January 2010 for a fee of five million naira.[4] After two and half years he left Heartland F.C. and signed with league rivals Kano Pillars.[5]

International career

Kofarmata was a fringe player of the Nigeria U20 national team's squad at the 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup. He made his debut for the Nigeria senior national team on 3 March 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 5–2 home win over Congo DR.[6]

Death

Kofarmata died following a short illness on 2 November 2022, at the age of 34.[7]

References
  1. Bello Musa Kofarmata at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Kofarmata leads Pillars’ revival Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Bayelsa derby is pick of NPL fixtures
  4. "triumphnewspapers.com". www.triumphnewspapers.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. "Pillars Sign 10 New Players Ahead 2013 League Season". Nigerian Pilot. 18 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  6. Homeboy Kofarmata thinks big Archived 13 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Shittu, Ibitoye (2 November 2022). "Bello Musa Kofarmata: Former Super Eagles and Kano Pillars Striker Dies Aged 34". Sports Brief. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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