Nationwide League One (NLO), the third tier league of the Nigeria football, has expressed shock over the death of a football icon Chief Ofo Chidi Okenwa.
The football icon reportedly died of organ failure on Tuesday, 5th of May, 2020.
The Director of South East Nationwide league CSP Ebere Amaraizu who wrote on behalf of the Chairman of the Nigerian Nationwide league One board Alhaji Mohammed Alkali and the entire NLO league board members and secretariat as well as all Nationwide league one club sides within the south East condole with the Family of the late football icon and guru as well as the entire members of the Enugu state football Association and entire soccer family on his death and pray for the repose of his soul.
“To me, I received the information with rude shock but we can’t question God Almighty. He is always there to bridge football matters gap when the need arises and away from that, he made sure that the Nigeria National league embraced the POCACOV initiatives of the inspector General of police IGP Mohammed ADAMU Abubakar through which youth are sensitized using football on the need to shun cultism and its associated violence and to remain focus in their football career.
Until his demise, Chief Okenwa was the chairman of the Nigerian National league; the second tier league of the Nigeria football, the chairman, Enugu state football Association as well as executive committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation.
