How they chased us out of our father’s church
T oni Urhobo is a name that needs very little introduction to followers of athletics in the country. He was an athlete of repute who was to become a coach, a period he produced some of the best athletes Nigeria has ever known in track and field. He also became the Chairman of Athletics Association as it was known then. He spoke with Jacob Ajom on his early days as a school boy all-round sports star. Excerpts.
How did you start your sporting career?
I come from a home of a father who was an evangelist and at the same time he was sports loving. He loved sports. My father was one of the earliest Pentecostal founders in Warri, that was in the 30s. He founded a Christian church called GKS, God’s Kingdom Society, in Warri with branches all over Lagos, Benin, Port Harcourt. I was the 5th son of my father. He was also into…
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