Ofor Okenwa, Enugu FA chairman dies

Chidi Ofor-Okenwa, Chairman of the Enugu State Football Association (ENSFA), has passed on.

The shocking news of his passing was confirmed by the media officer of Rangers Football Club, Norbert Okolie, NAN reports.

Ofor-Okenwa died in his residence during the early hours of Tuesday after an undisclosed illness.

He had been in active service as the ENSFA chairman and was also working as the Chairman of the Nigeria National League (NNL). Ofor-Okenwa was also a board member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Okenwa had been diagnosed as having leukemia, and was said to have been restless throughout Monday night and slumped in the early hours of today before being rushed to a private hospital in Enugu, where he was confirmed dead.

A devastated president of the NFF, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, paid glowing tributes to Okenwa, who was part of a meeting of the NFF Executive Committee held via video conferencing penultimate Friday. It was that same day that Okenwa celebrated his 50th birthday.

He was survived by his wife, Chika Ofor-Okenwa.