Former Super Eagles Media Officer, Alaiya, for burial Oct 30

The remains of the former Media Officer of the Super Eagles, Ben Omokagbor Alaiya, who died recently after a brief illness, will be laid to rest in his hometown, Ososo, Edo State on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Alaiya, was the men’s senior national team from November 2011 to February 2015. He was a member of […]

The remains of the former Media Officer of the Super Eagles, Ben Omokagbor Alaiya, who died recently after a brief illness, will be laid to rest in his hometown, Ososo, Edo State on Saturday, October 30, 2021.

Alaiya, was the men’s senior national team from November 2011 to February 2015. He was a member of the backroom staff when the Super Eagles won their third AFCON title in 2013 in South Africa.

According to Alaiya’s family, the deceased’s grave was dug, as is the custom in Ososo, yesterday, while the body would be laid to rest on Saturday after a requiem mass.

Family and friends of the late Alaiya, on Saturday, last week, held a service of songs for him at the Redeem Christian Church of God’s Beautiful Gate Parish, Praise Hill Estate, Arepo, to bid him farewell.

To ensure that he is given a befitting burial, president, Guild of Sports Editors, Tony Ubani, has called on all sports journalists from across the country, especially Lagos, Edo State and its environs, to be in attendance at the burial of the Editor-in-Chief of SportsDay Newspapers.