Mr Okenwa, who is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), died on Tuesday morning at the age of 50.
According to a statement issued by the NFF, the deceased who is also the Chairman of the Enugu State Football Association, had been diagnosed as having leukaemia.
A devastated President of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick, paid glowing tributes to Mr Okenwa, who was part of a meeting of the NFF Executive Committee held via video conferencing penultimate Friday. It was that same day that Mr Okenwa celebrated his 50th birthday.
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