Okenwa’s body started its last journey home from Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre Mortuary, Enugu, made a brief stopover at the Enugu State Football Association officem down to his residence in Enugu, before moving to his home town.
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A wake held at his family compound in Obinagu Uno Akpugo on Thursday, preparatory to be final burial of one of the most charismatic and eloquent football administrators Nigeria has ever produced.
The Enugu FA Secretary, Francis Ugwu, who disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu on Monday, said the shift in date was communicated to the FA by the diseased’s family.
The NFF Executive Committee member died on Tuesday morning at the age of 50
Headed by the 1st Vice President of NFF, Seyi Akinwunmi, the membership straddles the NFF Executive Committee, NFF Congress, technocrats, legal practitioners, political office holders, leading journalists and football stakeholders.
The experienced administrator and legal luminary, who was Chairman of the ad-hoc committee on governing structure for the NNL, made this charge before formally handing over to the new Independent Chairman, Hon. Chidi Ofo Okenwa, at the Congress of the body, which took place in Abuja on Thursday
The Executive Secretary of the NNL, Lawrence Katken, on Tuesday said the online collection of registration materials that began on Monday would end on Thursday this week, while the first four days of the month of February will be devoted to stadia inspection
Led by its Chairman, Chidi Ofo Okenwa, the board expressed appreciation for the opportunity to serve Nigerian football in the new capacity