The funeral rites of the late sports icon and former Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa, Dr. Awoture Eleyae, has begun, with Nigerians, international athletes and sports administrators expected to grace his final journey to the great beyond.It will be followed by a similar service of songs at All Saints’ Anglican Church, Off Airport Road, Benin City, tomorrow by 4.00 p.m.
Among those expected at various programmes lined up for the burial rites include Delta and Edo states Governors, Sheriff Oborevwori and Godwin Obaseki, officials of the Delta State Sports Commission, led by Tonobok Okowa, and their counterparts from Edo State, led by Yusuf Alli, management of Nigeria Institute of Sports (NIS), representatives of the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA), religious and community leaders.
According to the programme, there will be a commendation service at All Souls’ Anglican Church, Benin City, on Friday, at 8.00 a.m.
before a night of tributes the same day at his family compound, Uzere, Isoko South Local Council, Delta State, beginning from 5.00 p.m.