Others members of the Nigeria Basketball Community who paid tributes to the late coach were Coach Wale of Oluyole Warriors, Rasheed Bello, Perpetual Clement, Elder Mike Aina, Prof Dominic, Oba Zulu, Bello Azeez, Coach Baba Jubril, Players & Officials of Kwara Falcons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others in the Nigeria Sport Industry are Chairman, Kwara State Weigh Lifting Association, Dr Steve Olarinoye, Coach Bola Mogaji (Member, Nigeria Squash Federation), Coach Tunde Kazeem ( Member, Nigeria Badminton Federation), Mrs Sarah Bola Esan (Member, Nigeria Women in Sport) amongst other individuals including church leaders and individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the grand finale of the basketball tournament in memory of Late Coach Steve tagged “1st Profilic Basketball Tournament” will be held on Sunday 17th, 2021 at the Outdoor Basketball court of the state stadium by 4:00pm where a Posthumous award will be given to honour the deceased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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