By Attah Ede
A newly appointed assistant coach of shooting stars sports club, Ibadan, Oyo State, Akin Olowokere, has died.
Coach Olowokere slumped on Monday morning and was confirmed dead .
As of press time, there were no official reports on what led to his death.
Although a source who witnessed the tragedy told journalists in Ibadan, the state capital, that Coach Olowokere slumped 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.”
“He fell down while in action, attracting medical attention immediately, after which he was rushed to an undisclosed hospital.
He was recently unveiled as one of the coaches of the Oluyole Warriors after the club parted ways with the Gbenga Ogunbote-led coaching crew.
The soft-spoken coach was for years a regular player with his state club, Sunshine Stars of Akure, before taking up a coaching job.
He recently served as an assistant coach with the club, under head coach Edith Agoye
