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Late Juju man Brown Ebewele
Ex-Olympian and flamboyant sports administrator, Brown Ebewele, is dead.
“Ebewele, who is popularly called ‘Juju man’, died on Friday in Warri,” according to a PUNCH report this Friday evening, December 31, 2021.
The paper said it confirmed that Ebewele “died after a brief illness in a hospital.”
“The former Olympian led Team Edo to the 20th National Sports Festival.
“Ebewele, a Nigerian former national champion introduced decathlon into the nation’s athletics in 1978, while competing as an athlete for the then Bendel State.
“Highly reputed athletics coach, Ebewele rose to become a Director and ultimately a Commissioner of Sports in Edo State during the administration of former Governor Lucky Igbinedion,” the report said.
