Nigeria, April 6 -- Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola, has lost his mother, Dolors Sala Carrio, to the dreaded coronavirus currently ravaging the globe.

Manchester City confirmed the sad demise of Guardiola's 82-year-old mother on their official Twitter handle even as they expressed their condolences to their bereaved manager.

The club wrote: "The Manchester City family are devastated to report the death today of Pep's mother Dolors Sala Carrio in Manresa, Barcelona after contracting Corona Virus. She was 82-years-old."

On his part, City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said in a post on Twitter: "Our prayers and heartfelt sympathies are with Pep and his family at this overwhelmingly sad time. He and they have the love and support of th...