Akin Olowokere, the new assistant coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club in Ibadan, Oyo State, slumped and died on Monday morning.
Olowokere was one of the newly appointed coaches of 3SC.
As of the time of filing this report, there were no official reports on what caused his death.
Eyewitnesses informed reporters in Ibadan, the state capital, that “he collapsed on the pitch during the team’s Monday morning training session and was rushed to the hospital.”
“He was, however, confirmed dead at the hospital where he was rushed to.”
According to reports, the former Sunshine Stars of Akure player and later tactician collapsed while in action, requiring quick medical attention, and was evacuated to an unidentified hospital.
He was recently introduced as one of the Oluyole Warriors’ coaches after the club severed ties with the Gbenga Ogunbote-led coaching staff.
The soft-spoken coach was a regular player for his state club, Sunshine Stars of Akure, before taking on a coaching role.
He recently worked as an assistant coach for the club, under head coach Edith Agoye.
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")