He was reportedly vomiting on Saturday after he led the Kwara
State Football Academy team to a victory over visiting Ben Machezie Football
Foundation of Mali. His ill-health was said to have deteriorated on Sunday
morning when he slumped in a toilet at his Offa Garage residence in Ilorin,
Kwara State. He was immediatley taken to Yusjib Industrial Medicare by his
family members and neighbors where he later died.
Oliha was born on October 4, 1968 in Benin, Edo State. He
was a member of the Super Eagles that won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in
Tunisia and was also in the team at the 1994 World Cup in the USA.
Oliha featured for Bendel Insurance from 1985 to 1987, Iwuanyanwu
Nationale from 1988 from 1991, Africa Sports of Abidjan from 1992 to 1993,
Maccabi Ironi Ashdod in Israel from 1993 to 1994 and later Antalyaspor of
Turkey in 1995.
