Moon Ray News can confidently confirm that Nigerian football coach slumped during training with players and was clinically confirmed dead upon arriving an unidentified hospital.
The coach, identified as Akin Olowokere who, until the tragic incident, was the assistant coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club, Ibadan, Oyon State slumped and died on Monday morning.
As of press time, there were no official reports on what led to his death.
However, eyewitnesses told newsmen in Ibadan, the state capital, that “he 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.”
It was further gathered that the former Sunshine Stars of Akure player and later tactician went 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.