Kwara SWAN mourns state badminton coach, Bello Oyebanji
A condolence statement by the state secretary of SWAN, Olayinka Owolewa, in Ilorin on Thursday, said the late coach was returning from Lagos where he had gone for an interview at the Spanish embassy seeking visa for the last round of the qualifier for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
According to the statement, Bello, who is the African representative on the board of the World para-Badminton Federation, was scheduled to travel to Spain on May 6, 2021, for the final round of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics qualifier.
He qualified for both the 2020 Brazil and Spanish international para-badminton championships, but was hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic as both countries cancelled the tournaments.
Bello, who was the state badminton coach, also coached the state para-badminton.
He died in a fatal auto crash on Ogbomoso-Oyo highway in Oyo state on Wednesday night while returning from Lagos.
The late coach was ranked 20th in the world.
Bello, was buried at the Muslim public cemetery in Irewolede area of Ilorin, in the state capital.
He was survived by his pregnant wife and aged mother.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Omotosho COVID-19 Palliatives Charles Ibitoye Kwasu Olaiya Victor Mobolaji Abdulmajeed Wahab Adegoke Bamidele Funmilayo Oniwa Sa\'ad Alanamu Lawan Bilikis Oladimeji Saliu Oluwole Iyaloja-General Nigerian Army Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate Lukman Adeloyin Henry Olaosebikan Hussein Olokooba CKNG Afolabi-Oshatimehin Isiaq Khadeejah Mary Kemi Adeosun Saka Keji Aliyu Umar Ronke Adeyemi Kwara State Governor Waziri Yakubu Gobir Saheed Popoola ANCOPPS Kulende-UITH Jaiz Bank Young Progressives Party Elesie Of Esie April 11 Modibo Kawu Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh Abdulganiyu Salahudeen Kaosarah Adeyi Gbenga Olawepo Musa Abdullahi Lawal Olohungbebe GRA Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat HICA Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan Idowu Aremu Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies Moremi High School New Naira Notes Flights To Ilorin General Hospital Tafida Of Kaiama SAPZ Project QuickWin Ademola Kiyesola Ogidi-Oloje Egbewole Abubakar Lah Joseph Offorjama Lateef Ademola Olatunji Amule Elementary School Ilorin Like-Minds Bahago Imodoye Writer’s Enclave Abdulfatai Salman Baakini Ayegbeni IEDPU Hausa Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa Local Government Bankole Omishore ARMTI Yinka Aluko John Obuh Olatomiwa Williams Mohammed Ghali Alaaya

