John Ene Okon
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 15 March 1969||
Date of death | 15 March 2016 | (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
[edit]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
[edit]Death
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ John Ene Okon – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Former Nigeria international, Ene Okon is dead - Daily Post
External links
[edit]- John Ene Okon at National-Football-Teams.com