A member of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation and Chairman of the Nigeria National League, Chidi Ofo-Okenwa, has died at the age of 50.
The PUNCHOlajire in the statement said efforts to rescue the Enugu State Football Association boss failed after he slumped in the early hours of Tuesday.He said, “Okenwa, also the Chairman of the Enugu State Football Association, had been diagnosed as having leukemia, and was said to have been restless throughout the night and slumped in the early hours before being rushed to a private hospital in Enugu, where he was confirmed dead.
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Pinnick, was quoted as lamenting the death of the NNL boss who died barely 10 days after his 50th birthday.
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