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John Ene Okon

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John Ene Okon
Personal information
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
International career
1987 Nigeria U-20
1992 Nigeria
Managerial career
–2016 Calabar Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Ene Effe Okon (15 March 1969 – 15 March 2016) was a Nigerian football player.

International career

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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.

Personal life

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Death

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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.

References

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  1. ^ John Ene OkonFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ^ Former Nigeria international, Ene Okon is dead - Daily Post
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