Former football administrator Shabbir Ahmed passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in Mumbai yesterday. Shabbirbhai, as he was known in the football fraternity, recently recovered from a stroke.

Ahmed, a bachelor, was Assistant Secretary of Mohammed Sporting Football Club in Kolkata in the 1975-76 season. After moving to Mumbai, Ahmed was actively involved with the newly formed Bengal Mumbai Football Club (BMFC) which was founded in 1998.