FORMER Inexperienced Eagles (now Tremendous Eagles) participant Segun Adeleke is lifeless. He died of most cancers on Thursday, August 5, 2021 in Alabama, Florida, United States.
Though not as widespread as his namesake, Segun Odegbami, Adeleke was Odeggbami's modern for a short interval within the Inexperienced Eagles of the mid-Nineteen Seventies. Whereas Odegbami hailed from the Capturing Stars Soccer Membership of Ibadan, Adeleke is alleged to have performed for his or her metropolis rivals, Water Company Soccer Membership, earlier than heading to america for tutorial research within the early 80s. Afterwards he settled in that nation.
Considered one of his finest buddies on the Inexperienced Eagles was Godwin Iwelumo with whom he attended the well-known Gaskiya School in Lagos.
In a tribute he wrote in his widespread sports activities column 'The Mathematical', Odeggbami described Adeleke as 'a folks hero within the soccer axis of Lagos and Western Nigeria' within the late Nineteen Seventies.
Segun Adeleke in handshake with Governor of the then Western State, David Medayese Jemibewon, as IICC captain Samuel Ojebode makes the introduction earlier than a match. Phillip Boama stands subsequent to Adeleke.
When requested about Segun Adeleke, the Chairman of the Edo State Sports activities Fee, Advocate Godwin Dudu Orumen gave the next perception:
“The Segun Adeleke I do know was a participant and captain of Water Company FC, Ibadan. He then joined Bendel Insurance coverage FC along with his teammates Benjamin Popoola, Muyiwa Sanya and Goalkeeper Olumeko earlier than all of them went to universities within the US. I do know that Segun got here again from the US in some unspecified time in the future, however he returned there later.
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In the meantime, the Chairman of Centerspread, a number one advertising and marketing communications company in Nigeria, Mr. Kola Ayanwale, has described Adeleke's demise as an occasion that ought to not go unnoticed.
“Segun Adeleke was a Nigerian sports activities hero. He was a 12 months youthful than me at Gaskiya School and he was very gifted. It's a disgrace he misplaced the battle in opposition to most cancers. My coronary heart goes out to his household and family members.
“Since he’s a former worldwide who performed for the nationwide group, I believe the Nigerian Soccer Federation also needs to attain out to his household, if solely to convey their condolences,” Ayanwale mentioned.
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