John Ene Effe Okon (15 March 1969 – 15 March 2016) was a Nigerian football player.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1969-03-15)15 March 1969[1] | ||
Date of death | 15 March 2016(2016-03-15) (aged 47) | ||
Place of death | Calabar, Nigeria | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Acada United FC | |||
Calabar Rovers | |||
BCC Lions | |||
Akwa United | |||
National team | |||
1987 | Nigeria U-20 | ||
1992 | Nigeria | ||
Teams managed | |||
–2016 | Calabar Rovers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He was part of Nigeria's squad in the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship and the African Nations Cup that finished third in 1992 Africa Cup of Nations.
Okon died after a short illness in March 2016. He was Calabar Rovers' coach at the time.[2]
Until his death, he was also coach of Eastside Sports Club, a Calabar-based social and non professional group which seeks to establish and improve relationships among young professionals from various walks of life through sport.
Nigeria squad – 1992 African Cup of Nations third place | ||
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