Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from March, 2025

Steve Cole's death, a rude shock - AFN President, Chief Tonobok Okowa

...He was a true, trusted brother, friend and consummate sports administrator        The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), the Delta State Football Association and the sporting fraternity have learnt with great sadness of the death of former Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on sports, Steve Cole. Steve Cole, who was also the immediate past Vice Chairman Delta State Football Association died in the early hours of Sunday in Benin City during a brief illness. The President of the AthIetics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa, who worked with the late sports personality was close to tears when the news of Steve Cole's death reached him. "It came as a rude shock to me. I am deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the death of Mr Steve Cole, I'm short of words, a very sad day and reality for me and myriads from the football and sports family who came across this late consummate sports administrator. “Steve was a complete and passion...