NFF Pays Tribute To Titus Davis Okere, The ‘Last Of The Firsts’

The Nigeria Soccer Federation, NFF has paid tribute to the final member of the pioneering UK Vacationers to go away, Titus Davis Okere, whose stays have been interred at Bluebell Hill Crematorium in Kent, United Kingdom just a few days in the past.

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Okere, a blinding left winger, was the final surviving member of the first-ever Nigeria Nationwide Soccer Group, which travelled to the UK in 1949 to play 9 pleasant matches, out of which it received two, drew two and misplaced 5.

NFF Normal Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, mentioned: “The Nigeria Soccer Federation mourns the passing of Titus Davis Okere. As a member of the UK Vacationers, who performed with naked ft but confirmed nice spirit within the 9 matches they performed, he was a pioneer Soccer Ambassador of our nice nation.

“Although we didn’t watch him play, we learn accounts of his distinctive abilities and onerous work on the pitch for the nation and for the English golf equipment he performed for – Swindon City FC and Chippenham United. We pray that Almighty God will grant him everlasting relaxation and grant his household and shut ones the fortitude to bear the loss.”

Swindon City FC, for which Okere performed 70 years in the past, did a shifting tribute to the departed participant. His contract with Swindon City in February 1953 made him the primary Nigeria footballer to signal an expert contract.

The UK Vacationers arrived in England on 29 August 1949. On arrival, an Englishman, John Finch was hooked up to them as coach. They performed barefooted and received two, drew two and misplaced 5 of their matches towards Marine Cosby, Bishop Auckland, Leystone FC, Isthmian League XI, Corinthians League XI, Dulwich Hamlet, South Liverpool, Bromley and Athenian League XI.

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